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The Chicago Cubs (16-9) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they visit the Boston Red Sox (14-12) Friday at 7:10 PM ET on NESN. Oddsmakers consider the Cubs -111 favorites to extend their streak, while the Red Sox are -108 underdogs looking for the upset.
Chicago’s Shota Imanaga and Boston’s Kutter Crawford have been named the starters for this contest.
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Cubs and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Cubs are 6-2 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 75% of those games).
Chicago has a 6-2 record (winning 75% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -111 or shorter.
The Red Sox have entered the game as underdogs 15 times this season and won seven, or 46.7%, of those games.
Boston is 7-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -108 or more on the moneyline.
The Cubs have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 11 times this season for an 11-14-0 record against the over/under.
So far this season, the Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 11 of their 26 games with a total.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have the No. 7 offense in MLB action scoring 5.3 runs per game (133 total runs).
Chicago averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB action with 28 total home runs.
The Cubs rank 15th in MLB with a .243 batting average.
Chicago’s 8.8 strikeouts per game rank 18th in MLB.
The Cubs pitching staff is 13th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Chicago’s 3.71 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored the 12th-most runs in the league this season with 116 (4.5 per game).
Boston ranks second in Major League Baseball with 33 home runs.
The Red Sox have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
Boston ranks last in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 10 whiffs per contest.
The Red Sox have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the big leagues.
Boston has the lowest ERA in baseball at 2.60.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will send Imanaga (3-0) to the mound to make his fifth start of the season. He is 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA and 21 strikeouts through 21 1/3 innings pitched.
Nico Hoerner leads Chicago with a batting average of .289.
Christopher Morel is batting .205 with an OBP of .290 and a slugging percentage of .352 this season.
Ian Happ is slashing .226/.350/.345 this season for the Cubs.
Mike Tauchman has 17 hits and an OBP of .437 to go with a slugging percentage of .491 this season.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox’s Crawford (1-0) will make his sixth start of the season.
Tyler O’Neill paces the Red Sox with seven home runs.
Jarren Duran has a club-leading .255 batting average.
Wilyer Abreu has seven doubles, two home runs and nine walks while batting .306.
Rafael Devers is batting .263 with four doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
Cubs and Red Sox Injuries
Cubs: Cody Bellinger: 10 Day IL (Rib), Seiya Suzuki: 10 Day IL (Oblique strain), Drew Smyly: 15 Day IL (Hip), Kyle Hendricks: 15 Day IL (Back), Justin Steele: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Red Sox: Triston Casas: 10 Day IL (Rib), Romy Gonzalez: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Tyler Heineman: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Vaughn Grissom: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Nick Pivetta: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Brayan Bello: 15 Day IL (Lat), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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