The Chicago Cubs (2-4) will look to Kyle Tucker, who is on a two-game home run streak, when they play the Athletics (2-2). The Cubs are favored (-132) in this outing against the Athletics (+112), which starts at 10:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Sutter Health Park. Chicago’s Justin Steele gets the start against Sacramento’s Luis Severino.

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Cubs vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-132)
• Underdog: Athletics (+112)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are the moneyline favorite in their first game this season.
• The Cubs have yet to play as a moneyline favorite of -132 or shorter.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.9% in this game.
• 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 covered only 33.3% of their games this season, going 2-4-0 ATS.

Cubs hitting info

• Tucker leads the Cubs with two home runs and seven runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .250.
• Among all batters in MLB, Tucker’s home run total ranks 10th and his RBI tally ranks fourth.
• Miguel Amaya has capitalized on opportunities as he leads his team with seven runs batted in.
• Amaya ranks 115th in home runs among batters in MLB and fourth in RBI.
• Ian Happ has a double, a home run and five walks while batting .208.
• Dansby Swanson is hitting .227 with a double, a home run and two walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Cubs have a 6.23 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the second-worst WHIP in MLB (1.731).
• The Cubs give up the fifth-most home runs in baseball (eight total, 1.3 per game).
• They struck out six Diamondbacks batters while giving up 14 hits in a 10-6 loss in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics were underdogs in 140 games last season and won 55 (39.3%) of those contests.
• Last season, the Athletics won 38 of their 112 games, or 33.9%, when they were the underdog by at least +112 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 47.2%.
• Games involving the Athletics went over the total set by sportsbooks in 77 of 162 chances last season.
• The Athletics were 86-76-0 ATS in their 162 games with a spread last season.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker hit 39 home runs last season, drove in 112 runs and posted a .293 batting average.
• JJ Bleday hit .243 with an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .437.
• Lawrence Butler finished with a .262 average, 22 home runs and 57 RBI last season.
• 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.