Cubs vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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16 July 2023

Cubs vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

The Boston Red Sox (49-44) and Chicago Cubs (43-48) will clash on Sunday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 PM ET.

The Red Sox are an away underdog (+124) against the Cubs (-146). The Chicago Cubs will hand the ball to Justin Steele (9-2, 2.56 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Red Sox will turn to Kutter Crawford (3-4, 3.96 ERA).

Marcus Stroman (6.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 K) picked up the win in the Cubs’ 10-4 victory over the Red Sox yesterday. Cody Bellinger led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. James Paxton (3.0 IP, 6 R, 3 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Red Sox.

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Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Cubs (-146, bet $146 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+124, bet $100 to win $124)
Over/under: 9.5

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Cubs Stats and Trends

Cubs Betting Records

The Cubs have won 25, or 58.1%, of the 43 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Chicago has entered 14 games this season favored by -146 or more and is 7-7 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Cubs, based on the moneyline, is 59.3%.
So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of 91 games with a total.
The Cubs are 46-45-0 against the spread in their 91 chances this season.

Justin Steele (Cubs Probable Starter)

The Cubs are sending Steele (9-2) to make his 17th start of the season as he aims for his 10th win. He is 9-2 with a 2.56 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 91 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Thursday, July 6, the lefty went six innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up three earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.56, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opponents have a .230 batting average against him.
Steele is trying to secure his fourth quality start in a row in this game.
Steele is aiming for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 frames per appearance on the mound.
He has had five appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .263 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 841 total hits and fifth in MLB action with 463 runs scored. It has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.432) and ranks 19th in home runs (101) in all of MLB.
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old ranks third in ERA (2.56), ninth in WHIP (1.062), and 44th in K/9 (8).

Cubs Batting Stats

The Cubs have hit 100 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
Hitters for Chicago have combined for a team rank of 20th in the majors with a .399 team slugging percentage.
The Cubs rank 17th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
Chicago has scored the 13th-most runs in the majors this season with 423 (4.6 per game).
The Cubs have an OBP of .325 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Chicago ranks 21st with an average of 9.2 strikeouts per game.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have won in 26, or 50%, of the 52 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Boston has been victorious 14 times in 22 chances when named as an underdog of at least +124 or worse on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 44.6% chance of pulling out a win.
Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 50 of its 93 opportunities.
The Red Sox are 48-45-0 against the spread in their 93 games that had a posted line this season.

Kutter Crawford (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Crawford makes the start for the Red Sox, his 10th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 3.96 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s last time out came on Thursday, July 6 against the Texas Rangers, when he tossed four innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
During 17 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.96 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .242 to opposing batters.
Crawford has yet to notch a quality start so far this year.
Crawford enters the matchup with five outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
In five of his 17 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .248 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 763 total hits and 13th in MLB play with 423 runs scored. They have the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.399) and are 20th in all of MLB with 100 home runs.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 19th in MLB action with 101 total home runs .
So far this season, Boston ranks sixth in baseball, slugging .432.
The Red Sox rank fourth in the majors with a .263 batting average.
Boston scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (463 total, five per game).
The Red Sox rank fourth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .332.

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