The Arizona Diamondbacks are favored (-134) at home when they open the season against the Chicago Cubs (+114) at Chase Field on Thursday at 10:10 p.m. ET. Zac Gallen starts for Arizona while Chicago will counter with Justin Steele.

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Diamondbacks vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-134)
• Underdog: Cubs (+114)
• Over/under: 8.5

Diamondbacks betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Diamondbacks betting info

• The Diamondbacks won 60.9% of the games last season they were favored on the moneyline (53-34).
• In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -134 or shorter last year, Arizona had a record of 35-17 (67.3%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks’ implied win probability is 57.3%.
• Arizona played in 162 games with a set over/under, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 94 times (94-63-5).
• The Diamondbacks collected an 83-78-0 record against the spread last season (covering 51.6% of the time).

Diamondbacks hitting info

• Ketel Marte hit 36 home runs while accumulating a batting average of .292 last season.
• Corbin Carroll hit .231 with 22 doubles, 14 triples, 22 home runs and 73 walks.
• Josh Naylor drove in 108 RBI last season while batting .243.
• Eugenio Suarez had 28 doubles, two triples, 30 home runs and 49 walks while batting .256.

Diamondbacks pitching rankings

• The Diamondbacks pitching staff was 25th in the majors last season with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Arizona’s 4.63 team ERA ranked 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Last season the Diamondbacks averaged baseball’s fourth-worst WHIP (1.352).
• Diamondbacks pitchers combined to surrender 181 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (13th-fewest in MLB).

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs were underdogs 80 times last season and won 38, or 47.5%, of those games.
• Last season, Chicago won 20 of its 38 games, or 52.6%, when it was the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• Chicago and its opponents hit the over in 75 of its 162 games with a total last season.
• The Cubs were 74-87-0 against the spread last season.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner finished last season with seven home runs, 48 RBI and a batting average of .273.
• Ian Happ slugged 25 homers and finished with 86 RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki hit .283 last season with 21 home runs and 73 RBI.
• Dansby Swanson hit .242 with an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .390.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs struck out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• Chicago pitched to a 3.79 ERA last season, which ranked 10th in baseball.
• The Cubs ranked 15th in MLB with a combined 1.249 WHIP last season.
• The Cubs allowed the 13th-fewest home runs last season with 181, or 1.1 per game.