Hunter Goodman takes a two-game home run streak into the Colorado Rockies’ (25-42) matchup with the Chicago Cubs (34-33). The Cubs are favored (-173) over the Rockies (+144), and it starts at 3:10 p.m. ET on Thursday at Coors Field. Chicago’s Edward Cabrera gets the start against Colorado’s Ryan Feltner.

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Cubs vs. Rockies betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-173)
• Underdog: Rockies (+144)
• Over/under: 12

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have a 24-23 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 51.1% of those games).
• Chicago has gone 5-2 (winning 71.4% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -173 or shorter.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.4% in this matchup.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 36 times this season for a 36-29-2 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have collected a 24-43-0 record ATS this season (covering just 35.8% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner is batting .247 with 14 doubles, four home runs and 30 walks.
• In baseball, Hoerner ranks 190th in home runs and 60th in RBI.
• Hoerner has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a walk.
• Ian Happ has hit 14 home runs to pace his team.
• Happ currently ranks 20th in home runs and 54th in RBI in the majors.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong paces the Cubs with a team-best batting average of .254.
• Michael Busch has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 37 RBI.
• Busch has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double, a home run, four walks and an RBI.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.0 K/9, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Chicago has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.34).
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in MLB (1.245).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up the second-most home runs in baseball (98 total, 1.5 per game).
• Chicago its 7-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out four Rockies batters while allowing 12 hits.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

• This season, the Rockies have won 25 out of the 66 games, or 37.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Colorado has a record of 10-27 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +144 on the moneyline.
• The Rockies have a 41% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Colorado and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 67 games with a total this season.
• In 67 games with a spread this season, the Rockies are 34-33-0 ATS.

Rockies hitting info

• Goodman leads Colorado in home runs (18) and runs batted in (33) this season while batting .243.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Goodman is sixth in home runs and 60th in RBI.
• T.J. Rumfield is batting .265 with an OBP of .346 and a slugging percentage of .413 this season.
• Rumfield is 104th among batters in the big leagues in homers, and 97th in RBI.
• Troy Johnston leads Colorado with a .311 batting average while slugging two homers and driving in 28 runs.
• Johnston heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .263 with three doubles, a walk and three RBIs.
• Jake McCarthy has collected 49 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .448 on the year.
• McCarthy heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .217 with a double, a walk and an RBI.

Rockies pitching rankings

• The Rockies average just 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
• Colorado has pitched to a 5.58 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
• The Rockies have a combined 1.525 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
• With 90 homers allowed, the Rockies rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Colorado earned a 7-3 win in its most recent game, striking out six Cubs batters while allowing eight hits.