Nasim Nunez leads the Washington Nationals (56-83) into a contest with the Chicago Cubs (80-60) a game after he homered twice in a 10-5 win over the Marlins. The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-275) against the Nationals (+225) in this outing, which starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on Saturday. Chicago has Matthew Boyd starting, and Washington counters with Brad Lord.

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Cubs vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-275)
• Underdog: Nationals (+225)
• Over/under: 9.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 101 total times this season. They’ve gone 64-37 in those games.
• Chicago has played in four games as moneyline favorites with odds of -275 or shorter and won each of them.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 73.3% in this game.
• In the 140 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 64 times (64-68-8).
• The Cubs have a 63-77-0 record ATS this season (covering 45% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is hitting .270 with 25 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 86 walks.
• Tucker ranks 48th in home runs and 47th in RBI among all batters in MLB play.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has shown his power as he leads his team with 28 home runs.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 18th in home runs and 21st in RBI this year.
• Nico Hoerner paces the Cubs with a team-high batting average of .288.
• Seiya Suzuki has totaled 89 runs batted in to lead his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
• Chicago’s 3.88 team ERA ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in baseball (1.207).
• The Cubs give up the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (173 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago fell to the Braves 5-1 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• This season, the Nationals have won 50 out of the 120 games, or 41.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Washington has been at least a +225 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 30.8% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 68 of its 138 opportunities.
• The Nationals are 68-70-0 against the spread in their 138 chances this season.

Nationals hitting info

• C.J. Abrams leads Washington with a .265 batting average. He’s also hit 17 homers and has 53 RBI.
• Abrams ranks 92nd in home runs and 128th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• James Wood leads Washington in home runs (27) and runs batted in (86) this season while batting .258.
• Wood currently is 24th in home runs and 20th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Wood heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Luis Garcia has 111 hits this season and a slash line of .260/.296/.403.
• Josh Bell has collected 91 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .377 on the year.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.9) in the majors this season.
• Washington has pitched to a 5.29 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• The Nationals have a combined 1.428 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
• With 180 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Washington defeated the Marlins, 10-5, with seven strikeouts and 10 hits allowed.