The Chicago Cubs (45-29) host the Seattle Mariners (37-36) at 2:20 p.m. ET on Saturday, providing a matchup between two top-10 sluggers. Pete Crow-Armstrong has 20 homers (sixth in MLB) for the favored Cubs (-168), and Cal Raleigh ranks first in MLB play with 27 home runs this season for the underdog Mariners (+140). Cade Horton starts for Chicago while Seattle will counter with Emerson Hancock.

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Cubs vs. Mariners betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-168)
• Underdog: Mariners (+140)
• Over/under: 12

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 36 of the 51 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (70.6%).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -168 or shorter, Chicago has a record of 12-4 (75%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 62.7% chance to win.
• Chicago has played in 74 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 37 times (37-33-4).
• The Cubs have collected a 38-36-0 record against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is batting .279 with 15 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 49 walks.
• In baseball, Tucker ranks 32nd in home runs and 32nd in RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong has shown his power as he paces his team with 20 home runs.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks sixth in home runs among hitters in baseball and fourth in RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
• Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-high 61 runs batted in.
• Nico Hoerner has a club-high .288 batting average.
• Hoerner has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a double and an RBI.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.8 K/9, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• Chicago has a 3.62 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.230).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow 78 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (15th-fewest in MLB).
• Chicago its 8-7 loss the last time out, the team struck out seven Brewers batters while allowing 12 hits.

Mariners betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mariners betting info

• The Mariners have won 12, or 48%, of the 25 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Seattle has a record of 3-2 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +140 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 41.7% chance of a victory for the Mariners.
• Seattle’s games have gone over the total in 37 of its 73 chances.
• The Mariners are 31-42-0 against the spread this season.

Mariners hitting info

• Raleigh is batting .266 this season with a team-high 27 home runs and 60 RBI.
• Raleigh ranks first in homers and fourth in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Julio Rodriguez has collected 75 hits this season and has an OBP of .317. He’s slugging .407 on the year.
• Rodriguez is 64th in homers and 83rd in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• J.P. Crawford leads Seattle with a .294 batting average while slugging six homers and driving in 29 runs.
• Jorge Polanco has collected 52 hits this season and has an OBP of .300. He’s slugging .454 on the year.

Mariners pitching rankings

• The Mariners average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
• Seattle pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.92 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Mariners have a combined WHIP of 1.286 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Mariners have allowed the 19th-fewest home runs this season with 84, or 1.2 per game.
• Seattle suffered a 3-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Red Sox batters while allowing three hits.