The Arizona Diamondbacks (12-7) will try to keep a five-game winning streak going when they visit the Chicago Cubs (12-9) on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Diamondbacks are favored (-112) over the Cubs (-106). Zac Gallen starts for Arizona, and Ben Brown is Chicago’s choice to start.
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Odds to Win
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Diamondbacks to win vs Cubs -112
Diamondbacks vs. Cubs betting lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-112)
- Underdog: Cubs (-106)
- Over/under: 7.5
Diamondbacks betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Diamondbacks betting info
- The Diamondbacks have been the moneyline favorite 16 total times this season. They’ve finished 10-6 in those games.
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -112 or shorter, Arizona has gone 10-6 (62.5%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks have an implied win probability of 52.8%.
- Arizona has had an over/under set by bookmakers 19 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in eight of those games (8-8-3).
- The Diamondbacks have put together an 11-8-0 record ATS this season (covering 57.9% of the time).
Diamondbacks hitting info
- Corbin Carroll paces the Diamondbacks with six home runs.
- In MLB action, Carroll ranks fourth in home runs and eighth in RBI.
- Carroll has hit safely in 10 games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .386 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs, two walks and 11 RBI.
- Josh Naylor’s .324 batting average paces his team.
- Naylor ranks 28th in home runs among batters in MLB action and 23rd in RBI.
- Naylor has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, three home runs, three walks and four RBI.
- Geraldo Perdomo has accumulated a team-high 18 runs batted in.
- Perdomo has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with a home run, eight walks and five RBI.
- Pavin Smith has seven doubles, three home runs and eight walks while hitting .404.
- Smith heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .438 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
Diamondbacks pitching rankings
- The Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Arizona has the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.07).
- Pitchers for the Diamondbacks combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.196).
- The Diamondbacks surrender the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (20 total, 1.1 per game).
- Arizona knocked off the Marlins 6-4 in its last game with 16 strikeouts while allowing 13 hits.
Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Cubs betting info
- The Cubs have won five, or 41.7%, of the 12 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Chicago has a record of 5-6 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -106 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 51.5% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
- Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 13 of its 21 chances.
- The Cubs have an ATS record of 11-10-0 in 21 games with a spread this season.
Cubs hitting info
- Kyle Tucker is batting .301 this season with a team-high five home runs and 19 RBI.
- Tucker’s home run total ranks 15th in MLB, and he is fourth in RBI.
- Carson Kelly has 11 hits and an OBP of .575 to go with a slugging percentage of .963 this season.
- Kelly currently is 28th in homers and 23rd in RBI in the major leagues.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong is slashing .259/.310/.469 this season for the Cubs.
- Crow-Armstrong heads into this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .429 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and five RBI.
- Nico Hoerner leads Chicago in batting average (.313) this season.
Cubs pitching rankings
- The Cubs have a 7.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the big leagues.
- Chicago has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.14) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.378 WHIP this season.
- With 23 homers allowed, the Cubs rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
- Chicago suffered a 4-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out four Padres batters while allowing seven hits.
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