Chandler Simpson leads the Tampa Bay Rays (72-74) into a matchup against the Chicago Cubs (83-63) following his four-hit performance in a 5-1 loss to the White Sox. The Cubs are favored (-120) in this game against the underdog Rays (+100), which starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on Saturday. Chicago has Colin Rea starting, while Tampa Bay will counter with Drew Rasmussen.

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Cubs vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-120)
• Underdog: Rays (+100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 106 total times this season. They’ve gone 66-40 in those games.
• Chicago has gone 62-32 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter (66% winning percentage).
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.5% in this contest.
• In the 146 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-72-8).
• The Cubs have collected a 66-80-0 record against the spread this season (covering 45.2% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong has a team-best 28 home runs.
• Among hitters in baseball, Crow-Armstrong ranks 21st in homers and 23rd in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .294 to pace his team.
• Hoerner ranks 269th in home runs and 119th in RBI among batters in MLB action.
• Hoerner enters this matchup on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .317 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-best 91 runs batted in.
• Suzuki has hit safely in six games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .211 with a double, six walks and four RBIs.
• Ian Happ is batting .237 with 27 doubles, 20 home runs and 79 walks.
• Happ takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .190 with a double and two walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.8 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.86 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in MLB (1.191).
• Cubs pitchers combine to surrender the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (179 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago defeated the Braves 3-2 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• This season, the Rays have won 29 out of the 70 games, or 41.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Tampa Bay is 21-25 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +100 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 63 of its 146 opportunities.
• The Rays have an ATS record of 66-80-0 in 146 games with a spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero is batting .261 this season with a team-high 42 home runs and 106 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Caminero ranks sixth in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .292 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Diaz ranks 49th overall in homers and 40th in RBI this season.
• Brandon Lowe has 120 hits this season and a slash line of .260/.312/.478.
• Simpson has collected 105 hits this season and has an OBP of .324. He’s slugging .339 on the year.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined 1.209 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
• With 187 homers allowed, the Rays rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Tampa Bay suffered a 5-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out eight White Sox batters while allowing seven hits.