Cubs vs. Diamondbacks odds, tips and betting trends

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07 September 2023

Cubs vs. Diamondbacks odds, tips and betting trends

The Chicago Cubs (76-64) will host the Arizona Diamondbacks (72-68), Thursday at 7:40 PM ET, in the first game of a four-game series.

The favored Cubs (-188 on the moneyline) play at home against the Diamondbacks (+158). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Chicago Cubs looking to Javier Assad (3-2), and Ryne Nelson taking the ball for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Cubs won 8-2 over the Giants yesterday in their most recent game. Cody Bellinger finished 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively while Jordan Wicks was earned the victory after throwing 6 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on nine hits while striking out one.

The Diamondbacks secured a 12-5 victory against the Rockies yesterday. Tommy Pham (3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI) led the way offensively, while Bryce Jarvis got the win on the mound after going two innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.

To prepare for the Cubs vs. Diamondbacks matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Cubs (-188, bet $188 to win $100)
Underdog: Diamondbacks (+158, bet $100 to win $158)
Over/under: 8.5

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Cubs Stats and Trends

Cubs Betting Records

This season, the Cubs have won 47 out of the 77 games, or 61%, in which they’ve been favored.
Chicago has a record of 5-1 when favored by -188 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 65.3% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
Games involving Chicago has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 71 of 140 chances this season.
The Cubs are 71-69-0 against the spread this season.

Javier Assad (Cubs Probable Starter)

The Cubs will send Assad (3-2) out to make his eighth start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 2.69 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 87 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the righty threw eight scoreless innings while allowing seven hits.
In 25 games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.69, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .224 against him.
Assad is trying to continue a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
Assad will look to prolong a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.5 frames per appearance).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in 11 of his 25 outings this season.
The opposing Diamondbacks offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 1192 total hits and 12th in MLB play with 657 runs scored. It has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.419) and ranks 20th in home runs (153) in all of MLB.

Cubs Batting Stats

The Cubs have hit 170 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
Fueled by 424 extra-base hits, Chicago ranks 13th in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
The Cubs have a team batting average of .254 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
Chicago has scored the sixth-most runs in the majors this season with 716.
The Cubs are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking seventh with an OBP of .330.
Chicago ranks 18th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.

Diamondbacks Stats and Trends

Diamondbacks Betting Records

The Diamondbacks have won in 34, or 45.3%, of the 75 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Arizona has a mark of 7-4 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +158 or worse on the moneyline.
The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 38.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Contests with Arizona has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 61 of 140 chances this season.
The Diamondbacks are 76-64-0 against the spread in their 140 games that had a posted line this season.

Ryne Nelson (Diamondbacks Probable Starter)

Nelson will start for the Diamondbacks, his first this season.
It’s the season debut and his first appearance in more than a year for the 25-year-old righty.
The Cubs have scored 716 total runs this season, making them MLB’s sixth-ranked scoring offense so far this season. As a team they have a .254 batting average while hitting 170 home runs (14th in the league).

Diamondbacks Batting Stats

The Diamondbacks average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB play with 153 total home runs .
This season, Arizona’s .419 slugging percentage ranks 15th in baseball.
The Diamondbacks are 14th in MLB with a .253 batting average.
The offense for Arizona is the No. 12 offense in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (657 total runs).
The Diamondbacks are 14th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .324.

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