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The San Diego Padres (18-19) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-107) in Monday’s contest with the Chicago Cubs (21-14). First pitch is at 7:40 PM ET on SDPA. The Padres are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +161 odds.
Chicago’s Justin Steele and San Diego’s Yu Darvish have been named the starters for this contest.
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Cubs and Padres Betting Trends
The Cubs have won 69.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (9-4).
Chicago has a record of 8-4 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter (66.7% winning percentage).
The Padres have entered the game as underdogs 14 times this season and won six, or 42.9%, of those games.
San Diego is 6-6 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -107 or more on the moneyline.
The Cubs have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 15 times this season for a 15-19-1 record against the over/under.
The Padres and their opponents have hit the over in 20 of their 37 games with a total this season.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs score the sixth-most runs in baseball (168 total, 4.8 per game).
Chicago averages one home run per game to rank 11th in MLB action with 36 total home runs .
The Cubs have the 17th-ranked batting average in the league (.237).
Chicago’s 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 17th in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
Chicago’s 3.76 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Padres Stats & Insights
The Padres have scored 187 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB.
San Diego ranks sixth in Major League Baseball with 40 home runs.
The Padres have a team batting average of .259 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.
San Diego has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the 10th-best strikeout rate (7.5 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Padres have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
San Diego pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.28 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will look to Steele (0-0) in his second start of the season.
Nico Hoerner leads Chicago with a .282 batting average.
Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (21) this season while batting .220.
Mike Tauchman is slashing .269/.404/.441 this season for the Cubs.
Michael Busch has collected 30 hits this season and has an OBP of .318. He’s slugging .487 on the year.
Padres Key Players to Watch
The Padres will send Darvish (1-1) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
Jurickson Profar leads the Padres with a .344 batting average.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has hit seven home runs to lead his team.
Jake Cronenworth has put up a team-high 25 runs batted in.
Ha-Seong Kim is batting .214 with four doubles, two triples, five home runs and 21 walks.
Cubs and Padres Injuries
Cubs: Cody Bellinger: 10 Day IL (Rib), Seiya Suzuki: 10 Day IL (Oblique strain), Drew Smyly: 15 Day IL (Hip), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Kyle Hendricks: 15 Day IL (Back), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Padres: Tucupita Marcano: 10 Day IL (Knee), Joe Musgrove: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Glenn Otto: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Patiño: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
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