The Chicago Cubs (51-35) are favored (-155) as they look to finish off a sweep of a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians (40-44, +129). The series finale starts at 8:05 p.m. ET on Thursday. Chicago’s Cade Horton gets the start against Cleveland’s Luis Ortiz.

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Cubs vs. Guardians betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-155)
• Underdog: Guardians (+129)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 41 of the 59 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (69.5%).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -155 or shorter, Chicago has a 21-6 record (winning 77.8% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 60.8%.
• Chicago has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 86 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 45 of those games (45-37-4).
• The Cubs have collected a 43-43-0 record ATS this season (covering 50% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker paces the Cubs with a team-best batting average of .290.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Tucker’s home run total ranks 22nd and his RBI tally ranks 24th.
• Tucker heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting .268 with 20 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 16 walks.
• Crow-Armstrong currently ranks eighth in homers and eighth in RBI in the bigs.
• Crow-Armstrong brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a triple, two walks and three RBIs.
• Seiya Suzuki paces the Cubs in home runs (23) and runs batted in (73).
• Suzuki takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, a triple, two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner has 17 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 18 walks while hitting .288.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors with a collective 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has a 3.84 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.240).
• Cubs pitchers combine to surrender 103 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (19th-fewest in the majors).
• In its 5-4 win last time out, Chicago struck out four Guardians batters while allowing seven hits.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• This season, the Guardians have won 21 out of the 51 games, or 41.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Cleveland has a record of 5-12, a 29.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +129 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.7% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
• Games involving Cleveland have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 33 of 82 chances this season.
• The Guardians are 38-44-0 against the spread in their 82 chances this season.

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.301), home runs (13) and runs batted in (38) this season.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Ramirez’s home run total is 46th, and his RBI total is 87th.
• Steven Kwan has 92 hits and an OBP of .354 to go with a slugging percentage of .413 this season.
• Kwan ranks 182nd in home runs and 183rd in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Carlos Santana is among the top hitters for Cleveland with a .240 average, 10 homers and 38 RBI.
• Santana has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a double, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Kyle Manzardo leads Cleveland in home runs with 13 while driving in 33 runs and slugging .446.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The Guardians average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
• Cleveland pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.06 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• Guardians pitchers have a 1.388 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
• With just 87 homers allowed, the Guardians rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Cleveland pitchers struck out seven Cubs hitters while allowing nine base hits in a 5-4 loss its last time out.