The Chicago Cubs (73-55) visit the Los Angeles Angels (61-66) on Friday at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-152) against the underdog Angels (+127). Los Angeles is expected to start Tyler Anderson, while Chicago has not named a starter.
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Cubs to win vs Angels -152
Cubs vs. Angels betting lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-152)
- Underdog: Angels (+127)
- Over/under: 9.5
Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Cubs betting info
- The Cubs have a 57-33 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.3% of those games).
- Chicago has gone 33-13 (winning 71.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -152 or shorter.
- The Cubs have a 60.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Chicago has had an over/under set by bookmakers 128 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 60 of those games (60-62-6).
- The Cubs have a 61-67-0 record ATS this season (covering 47.7% of the time).
Cubs hitting info
- Kyle Tucker is batting .258 with 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 80 walks.
- Tucker ranks 61st in homers and 61st in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 27 home runs to lead his team.
- Crow-Armstrong currently ranks 13th in homers and 17th in RBI in the majors.
- Seiya Suzuki has accumulated a team-high 27 home runs and 86 runs batted in.
- Nico Hoerner’s .289 batting average leads his team.
Cubs pitching rankings
- The Cubs pitching staff is 28th in the majors with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in MLB (1.208).
- Cubs pitchers combine to surrender the 21st-fewest home runs in baseball (155 total, 1.2 per game).
- Chicago lost to the Brewers 4-1 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing seven hits.
Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Angels betting info
- The Angels have entered the game as underdogs 94 times this season and won 44, or 46.8%, of those games.
- Los Angeles has a record of 25-25 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +127 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 44.1% chance of a victory for the Angels.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 69 of its 127 opportunities.
- In 127 games with a spread this season, the Angels are 69-58-0 ATS.
Angels hitting info
- Taylor Ward is batting .235 this season with a team-high 29 home runs and 92 RBI.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Ward’s home run total is eighth, and his RBI total is fifth.
- Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles in batting with a .269 average while slugging 10 homers and driving in 49 runs.
- Schanuel is 160th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 124th in RBI.
- Zach Neto has collected 115 base hits, an OBP of .325 and a slugging percentage of .479 this season.
- Jo Adell is batting .232 with an OBP of .297 and a slugging percentage of .479 this season.
Angels pitching rankings
- The Angels strike out eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
- Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked ERA (4.67) in the majors this season.
- Angels pitchers have a 1.432 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- The Angels have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 174, or 1.4 per game.
- Los Angeles pitchers struck out seven Reds batters while allowing seven hits in a 2-1 win last time out.
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