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Jake Cronenworth (11 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the San Diego Padres (19-20) and Chicago Cubs (22-15) meet Wednesday at 2:20 PM ET, live on SDPA from Wrigley Field. Cronenworth and the Padres are favored by bookmakers with -135 odds on the moneyline.
San Diego’s Dylan Cease and Chicago’s Hayden Wesneski have been named the starters for this contest.
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Padres and Cubs Betting Trends
The Padres have won 12 of the 23 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (52.2%).
San Diego has an 8-6 record (winning 57.1% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -135 or shorter.
This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 22 times and won 12, or 54.5%, of those games.
This season, Chicago has won seven of its 11 games, or 63.6%, when it’s the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.
The Padres have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 21 times this season for a 21-17-1 record against the over/under.
The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 37 games with a total this season.
Padres Stats & Insights
The Padres are the second-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging five runs per game (195 total).
San Diego is seventh-best in baseball with 41 total home runs.
The Padres are second in the majors with a .261 batting average.
San Diego strikes out 7.4 times per game, the ninth-best mark in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 17th in MLB.
San Diego’s 4.22 team ERA ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 174 total runs this season.
Chicago has hit 40 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the majors.
The Cubs’ .238 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
Chicago ranks 20th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
The Cubs average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
Chicago has pitched to a 3.77 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
Padres Key Players to Watch
The Padres will send Cease (4-2) to the mound to make his eighth start of the season. He is 4-2 with a 2.55 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings pitched.
Jurickson Profar leads San Diego in runs batted in with 27 while batting .338, which is also best on the team.
Fernando Tatis Jr. leads San Diego in home runs with seven while driving in 20 runs and slugging .447.
Cronenworth is slashing .284/.348/.489 this season for the Padres.
Ha-Seong Kim has collected 29 hits this season and has an OBP of .317. He’s slugging .377 on the year.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Wesneski will take to the mound for the Cubs, his third start of the season.
Christopher Morel has accumulated a team-best eight home runs and 24 runs batted in.
Nico Hoerner is batting .279 with 11 doubles, a triple, a home run and 13 walks.
Mike Tauchman leads the Cubs with a team-high batting average of .280.
Cody Bellinger is hitting .250 with a double, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks.
Padres and Cubs Injuries
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)
Cubs: 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), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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