Entering Wednesday’s matchup with the San Francisco Giants (38-42), the Chicago Cubs (37-43) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 9:45 PM ET on MARQ with the Giants listed as -125 favorites, while the are +107 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Hayden Birdsong will get the ball for San Francisco while Chicago will counter with Shota Imanaga.
Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.00
Giants to win vs Cubs -125
Giants vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Giants (-125)
- Underdog: Cubs (+107)
- Over/under: 7.5
Giants vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Giants have been favorites in 40 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (55%) in those contests.
- This season San Francisco has been victorious 14 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
- The Giants have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Cubs have put together an 18-24 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42.9% of those games).
- Chicago has a 13-12 record (winning 52% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +107 or longer.
- The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.3% in this game.
Giants vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Matt Chapman has been key for San Francisco with 69 hits, an OBP of .315 plus a slugging percentage of .393.
- Among all MLB hitters, Chapman ranks 114th in batting average, 89th in on-base percentage, and 96th in slugging.
- Thairo Estrada is a key run producer for San Francisco with a .236 average, nine homers and 39 RBI.
- Christopher Morel paces the Cubs with 15 home runs and 45 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Morel ranks 21st in homers and 30th in RBI.
- Cody Bellinger is batting .273 to lead his team.
Giants vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Giants have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- The Giants have pitched to a 4.48 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
- The Giants have a combined WHIP of 1.352 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective nine K/9, the third-best in MLB.
- Chicago has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cubs average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.289).