Guardians vs. Cubs odds, tips and betting trends

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02 July 2023

Guardians vs. Cubs odds, tips and betting trends

The Cleveland Guardians (40-42) and Chicago Cubs (38-43) will battle on Sunday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 PM ET.

A projected tight contest features the Guardians (-118 moneyline odds to win) against the Cubs (-101). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Cleveland Guardians looking to Aaron Civale (2-2), and Jameson Taillon (2-6) answering the bell for the Chicago Cubs.

These squads meet again following the Guardians’ 6-0 victory over the Cubs yesterday. Tanner Bibee (5.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 9 K) registered the win for the Guardians. Steven Kwan went 1-for-4 with a double to lead the team on offense. Marcus Stroman (5.2 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 7 K) took the loss on the mound for the Cubs.

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Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago Cubs Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:21 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Guardians (-118, bet $118 to win $100)
Underdog: Cubs (-101, bet $101 to win $100)
Over/under: 8

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

This season, the Guardians have won 24 out of the 45 games, or 53.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
Cleveland is 21-18 this season when entering a game favored by -118 or more on the moneyline.
The Guardians have a 54.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 33 of 81 opportunities.
The Guardians have an ATS record of 41-40-0 in 81 games with a spread this season.

Aaron Civale (Guardians Probable Starter)

Civale (2-2 with a 3.18 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Guardians, his eighth of the season.
The righty last pitched on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he tossed six innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up six hits.
In seven games this season, the 28-year-old has a 3.18 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .235 to opposing batters.
Civale is trying to secure his third quality start of the year.
Civale is aiming for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 frames per appearance on the hill.
He has had two appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will take the hill against a Cubs offense that ranks 19th in MLB with 675 total hits (on a .247 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .400 (16th in MLB) with 89 total home runs (19th in MLB).

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians have hit just 54 homers this season, which ranks last in the league.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .372 this season.
The Guardians have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
Cleveland has scored 328 runs (just four per game) this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
The Guardians have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.312).
Cleveland ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.2 whiffs per contest.

Cubs Stats and Trends

Cubs Betting Records

The Cubs have won in 14, or 35%, of the 40 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Chicago has come away with a win 12 times in 34 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 50.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 38 of its 81 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Cubs are 43-38-0 against the spread in their 81 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Jameson Taillon (Cubs Probable Starter)

The Cubs will send Taillon (2-6) out to make his 14th start of the season. He is 2-6 with a 6.75 ERA and 53 strikeouts over 58 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Wednesday, the righty tossed five innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up five earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 31-year-old has amassed a 6.75 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .300 to his opponents.
Taillon is looking to record his second quality start of the season.
Taillon will look to pitch five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 4.5 innings per outing.
He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will take the hill against a Guardians offense that is batting .247 as a unit (17th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .372 (26th in the league) with 54 total home runs (30th in MLB action).