Tigers vs. Cubs odds, tips and betting trends

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23 August 2023

Tigers vs. Cubs odds, tips and betting trends

The Detroit Tigers (58-68) and Chicago Cubs (65-60) will clash on Wednesday at Comerica Park, starting at 1:10 PM ET.

The Cubs are an underdog away (+101) versus the Tigers (-120). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Detroit Tigers looking to Tarik Skubal (3-2), and Jameson Taillon (7-8) taking the ball for the Chicago Cubs.

These clubs meet again following the Tigers’ 8-6 victory over the Cubs yesterday. Tyler Holton (1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) earned the win for the Tigers. Andy Ibanez went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI to lead the team on offense. Drew Smyly (3.2 IP, 7 R, 8 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Cubs.

Prepare for the Tigers vs. Cubs with everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:18 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Tigers (-120, bet $120 to win $100)
Underdog: Cubs (+101, bet $100 to win $101)
Over/under: 8.5

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Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

The Tigers have entered the game as favorites 21 times this season and won 13, or 61.9%, of those games.
Detroit is 8-7 this season when entering a game favored by -120 or more on the moneyline.
The Tigers have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Games involving Detroit has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 61 of 126 chances this season.
The Tigers have an ATS record of 68-58-0 in 126 games with a spread this season.

Tarik Skubal (Tigers Probable Starter)

Skubal makes the start for the Tigers, his ninth of the season. He is 3-2 with a 3.76 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians, the left-hander threw six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.76, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents have a .238 batting average against him.
Skubal is looking to record his second quality start of the season in this outing.
Skubal will look to extend a four-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.8 innings per appearance).
He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will face a Cubs offense that ranks fifth in the league with 630 runs while batting .254 as a unit. It has a collective .420 slugging percentage (11th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 154 home runs (13th in MLB).

Tigers Batting Stats

The Tigers rank 23rd in Major League Baseball with 129 home runs.
Hitters for Detroit have combined to rank 27th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .381 this season.
The Tigers rank 26th in MLB with a team batting average of just .236.
Detroit has scored 504 runs (just four per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
The Tigers are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 27th with an OBP of .301.
Detroit is ranked 22nd in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.

Cubs Stats and Trends

Cubs Betting Records

The Cubs have won in 27, or 44.3%, of the 61 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Chicago has a win-loss record of 20-23 when favored by +101 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 49.8% chance of walking away with the win.
Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 65 of its 125 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Cubs have posted a record of 62-63-0 against the spread this season.

Jameson Taillon (Cubs Probable Starter)

The Cubs are sending Taillon (7-8) to make his 23rd start of the season. He is 7-8 with a 5.56 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 110 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Friday against the Kansas City Royals, when he went six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 31-year-old has put up a 5.56 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings over 22 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .274 to opposing hitters.
Taillon has five quality starts under his belt this season.
Taillon has pitched five or more innings in a game 15 times this season heading into this matchup.
He has had two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
He will take the mound against a Tigers offense that ranks 24th in the league with 1004 total hits (on a .236 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .381 (27th in the league) with 129 total home runs (23rd in MLB action).

Cubs Batting Stats

The Cubs average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 13th in MLB action with 154 total home runs .
So far this season, Chicago ranks 11th in baseball with a .420 slugging percentage.
The Cubs have the 10th-best batting average in the majors (.254).
Chicago scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (630 total, five per game).
The Cubs are sixth in the majors with an on-base percentage of .330.

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