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Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting Odds
Here are the Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting odds:
TEAM | SPREAD | MONEYLINE | TOTAL |
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | -1.5 | -135 | Over 8 |
CHICAGO CUBS | +1.5 | +125 | Under 8 |
Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting Prediction
Here is the Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting prediction.
The second game of a three-game series will take place at Wrigley Field on Saturday at 7:15 PM Eastern Time. The Chicago Cubs (47-52) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (50-48) will be competing against each other.
When the Cubs play the Diamondbacks (-137) at home, they are the underdog (+116) in the game. While the Cubs will go with Kyle Hendricks (2-7, 6.78 ERA), the Arizona Diamondbacks will send the ball to Zac Gallen (6-5, 3.87 ERA) in an effort to win their seventh game of the season. The Cubs will also send Kyle Hendricks to the mound.
Following the Diamondbacks’ triumph against the Cubs by a score of 5-2 the day before, these two teams will compete once more. The Diamondbacks’ Ryne Nelson won the game with 5.2 innings pitched, one run scored, three hits, and nine strikeouts. Gabriel Moreno was the team’s top performer, going three for five with a double and an RBI. Justin Steele had 4.2 innings pitched, five runs allowed, nine hits, and six strikeouts for the Cubs.
Before the game between the Diamondbacks and the Cubs that will take place on Saturday, here is all you need to know, including where you can watch the game.
Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting Stats and Trends: Arizona
Here are the Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting stats and trends for Arizona.
Diamondbacks betting records
- With a total of 44 games played, the Diamondbacks have won 25 of those games as favorites, which accounts for 56.8 percent of the total.
- The Arizona Wildcats have won sixty percent of their games this season when they were at least 137 points on the moneyline.
- With the moneyline that they have generated for this game, sportsbooks are giving the impression that the Diamondbacks have a 57.8 percent probability of pulling off the victory.
- 51 of Arizona’s 98 opportunities have resulted in their games exceeding the total number of points.
- During this season, the Diamondbacks have a record of 48-49-0 against the spread, which is a perfect score.
Zac Gallen (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- This is Gallen’s sixteenth start of the season for the Diamondbacks, and he gets the start. His earned run average is 3.87, he has 76 strikeouts, and he has a record of 6-5 after pitching 76 and a half innings.
- As the right-handed pitcher made his final appearance, he faced the Toronto Blue Jays and went three and two-thirds innings, allowing nine hits and six earned runs.
- The 28-year-old pitcher has a 3.87 earned run average (ERA), 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings pitched, and a batting average of.247 against batters from opposing teams. He has played in 15 games so far this season.
- At this point in the season, Gallen is hoping to make his seventh successful start possible.
- Throughout the course of this season, Gallen has had 12 starts in which he threw as long as five innings.
- During the course of this season, he has pitched five games in which he has not allowed his opponents to score any earned runs.
- The opposing Cubs offense has a combined batting average of.235, which places them 17th in the league with 776 hits and 17th in Major League Baseball play with 417 runs scored across the league. Across the entirety of Major League Baseball, it holds the 21st spot in home runs (100) and the 22nd spot in slugging percentage (.381).
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks have hit 102 home runs so far this season, which places them 17th in the league.
- In the major leagues, the Arizona hitting team has a collective team slugging percentage of.410, which places them eighth in the rankings.
- This season, the Diamondbacks have a team batting average of.255, which places them in fourth place among Major League Baseball clubs.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 487 runs so far this season, making them the second-highest run total in the major leagues.
- The Diamondbacks finished the season with the fifth-best on-base percentage (.327) in all of Major League Baseball.
- This season, Arizona has established themselves as one of the most disciplined teams at the plate, as evidenced by their average of 7.9 strikeouts per game, which places them tenth in the league.
Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting Stats and Trends: Chicago
Here are the Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting stats and trends for Chicago.
Cubs betting records
- Over the course of this season, the Cubs have won 25 of the 55 games in which they were selected as big favorites, which is 45.5% of the total.
- When it comes to games in which bookmakers favor Chicago by a margin of +116 or more on the moneyline, Chicago has a record of 12-11.
- The Cubs have a 46.3% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline, which implies that they have expectations of winning.
- This season, Chicago has overperformed the total set by bettors in 43 out of 99 occurrences. This is a significant accomplishment.
- During the course of this season, the Cubs had a record of 44-54-0 against the spread.
Kyle Hendricks (Cubs probable starter)
- Hendricks will earn the start for the Cubs, which will be his thirteenth of the season. After pitching for 70 and a third innings, he has a record of 2-7, a 6.78 earned run average, and fifty strikeouts.
On Saturday, July 13, the right-handed pitcher had his most recent outing against the St. Louis Cardinals. He went seven innings without allowing any runs to score and allowed five hits through those innings. - The 34-year-old pitcher has a 6.78 earned run average (ERA), 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, and a batting average of.302 against opposing hitters in the 17 games he has pitched this season.
- As we head into this matchup, Hendricks has already gotten off to two strong starts so far this season.
- In this year, Hendricks is going to make an effort to record his sixth game in which he pitched for five innings or more. Through each of his outings, he is pitching an average of 4.1 innings.
- All four of his appearances so far this season have resulted in his opponents allowing no earned runs to score against him.
- The offense of the Diamondbacks is ranked sixth in the league while he is facing them, with a total of 845 hits and a batting average of.255. In addition, the club has a combined batting average of.410, which places them in ninth place in the league. Furthermore, they have 102 home runs, which places them seventeenth in Major League Baseball competition.
- Over the course of his career, Hendricks has faced the Diamondbacks and pitched four and a third innings, during which he has allowed seven earned runs on five hits while striking out three batters.
Cubs batting stats
- As of right now, the Cubs are twenty-first in Major League Baseball play with 100 home runs. They average 1.0 in each and every game.
- This season, Chicago is currently in 22nd place in baseball with a slugging percentage of.381.
- Their batting average of.235 places them 21st in the Major League Baseball.
- With an average of 4.2 runs scored per game and a total of 417 runs scored, Chicago falls to the seventeenth spot in the Major League Baseball for scoring.
- The Cubs have an on-base percentage of.313, which places them thirteenth among the major league teams.