Kyle Tucker brings a two-game home run streak into the Chicago Cubs’ (2-4) matchup with the Athletics (2-2). The Cubs are favored (-128) for this matchup with the Athletics (+109), which starts at 10:05 p.m. ET on Monday at Sutter Health Park. Ben Brown starts for Chicago while Sacramento will counter with Joey Estes.

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Cubs vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-128)
• Underdog: Athletics (+109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have not played as the moneyline favorite yet this season.
• The Cubs have yet to play as a moneyline favorite of -128 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 56.1% chance to win.
• The Cubs have combined with their opponents to go over the total three times this season for a 3-2-1 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have a 2-4-0 record ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Tucker paces the Cubs in home runs (two), runs batted in (seven) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .250.
• Tucker’s home runs rank seventh in MLB and he ranks second in RBI in MLB.
• Miguel Amaya has been productive as he paces his team with seven RBI.
• Amaya ranks 99th in homers and second in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Ian Happ is hitting .208 with a double, a home run and five walks.
• Dansby Swanson is batting .227 with a double, a home run and two walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• The Cubs’ 6.23 team ERA ranks 27th among all league pitching staffs.
• The Cubs average baseball’s third-worst WHIP (1.731).
• The Cubs allow the fourth-most home runs in baseball (eight total, 1.3 per game).
• In their 10-6 loss last time out they struck out six Diamondbacks batters while allowing 14 hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics won 55, or 39.3%, of the 140 games they played as underdogs last season.
• Last season, the Athletics won 41 of their 118 games, or 34.7%, when they were the underdog by at least +109 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 47.8% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• The Athletics and their opponents hit the over in 77 of their 162 games with a total last season.
• The Athletics were 86-76-0 against the spread last season.

Athletics hitting info

• Last season, Brent Rooker had a .293 batting average with 39 home runs and 112 RBI.
• JJ Bleday collected 139 hits, posted an OBP of .324 and a .437 SLG.
• Lawrence Butler finished last season with 22 home runs, 57 RBI and a batting average of .262.
• Shea Langeliers hit .224 with an OBP of .288 and a slugging percentage of .450.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics struck out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranked 28th in MLB last season.
• Athletics pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.38 last year, which ranked 25th in MLB.
• The Athletics had a combined WHIP of 1.335 as a pitching staff, which ranked 25th in MLB.
• With just 169 homers allowed, the Athletics ranked eighth in the majors at preventing long balls.