Cubs vs. Guardians odds, tips and betting trends

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01 July 2023

Cubs vs. Guardians odds, tips and betting trends

In the second game of a three-game set at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs (38-42) take on the Cleveland Guardians (39-42), Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.

The Cubs are favored at home (-131) against the Guardians (+112). The Chicago Cubs will hand the ball to Marcus Stroman (9-5, 2.47 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Guardians will counter with Tanner Bibee (4-2, 3.79 ERA).

These clubs meet again following the Cubs’ 10-1 victory over the Guardians yesterday. Justin Steele (6.1 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 K) registered the win for the Cubs. Christopher Morel went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead the team on offense. Cal Quantrill (3.1 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Guardians.

Here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s Cubs vs. Guardians contest, including viewing options.

Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:20 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Cubs (-131, bet $131 to win $100)
Underdog: Guardians (+112, bet $100 to win $112)
Over/under: 8

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Cubs Stats and Trends

Cubs Betting Records

The Cubs have won 24, or 60%, of the 40 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Chicago has a record of 13-8, a 61.9% win rate, when favored by -131 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.7% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 38 of its 80 chances.
In 80 games with a spread this season, the Cubs are 43-37-0 ATS.

Marcus Stroman (Cubs Probable Starter)

Stroman will aim for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Cubs, his 18th of the season. He is 9-5 with a 2.47 ERA and 85 strikeouts through 102 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out was on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the right-hander went 3 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.47, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .203 batting average against him.
Stroman is trying to record his 15th quality start of the season.
Stroman has pitched five or more innings in a game 15 times this year heading into this matchup.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 17 appearances this season.
The opposing Guardians offense has a collective .247 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 679 total hits and 27th in MLB play with 322 runs scored. It has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.373) and ranks last in home runs (54) in all of MLB.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 32-year-old’s 2.47 ERA ranks third, 1.078 WHIP ranks 15th, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 52nd.

Cubs Batting Stats

The Cubs rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 89 home runs.
Hitters for Chicago have combined for a team rank of 16th in the majors with a .402 team slugging percentage.
The Cubs have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 12th in the majors with 369 total runs scored this season.
The Cubs are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .328.
Chicago ranks 19th in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.

Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have been victorious in 15, or 42.9%, of the 35 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Cleveland has been victorious eight times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 47.2% chance of pulling out a win.
Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 33 of its 80 opportunities.
The Guardians are 40-40-0 against the spread in their 80 games that had a posted line this season.

Tanner Bibee (Guardians Probable Starter)

Bibee (4-2 with a 3.79 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Guardians, his 12th of the season.
The right-hander’s last time out came on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing three hits.
The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.79, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .247 batting average against him.
Bibee has four quality starts under his belt this year.
Bibee will try to extend a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
So far during the 2023 campaign he has allowed one or more earned runs in each of his outings.
He will take the hill against a Cubs offense that ranks 19th in the league with 670 total hits (on a .249 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .402 (16th in the league) with 89 total home runs (18th in MLB play).

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians are last in MLB action with 54 home runs.
So far this year, Cleveland is slugging .373, the fifth-lowest percentage in baseball.
The Guardians have the 18th-ranked batting average in the league (.247).
The offense for Cleveland is No. 27 in MLB play scoring four runs per game (322 total runs).
The Guardians rank 22nd in the majors with an on-base percentage of .312.

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