The Atlanta Braves (62-75) visit the Chicago Cubs (78-59) on Monday at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Braves are underdogs (+105) against the favored Cubs (-125). Chicago has Colin Rea starting, while Atlanta will counter with Spencer Strider.

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Cubs vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-125)
• Underdog: Braves (+105)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have put together a 62-36 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.3% of those games).
• Chicago has a 53-28 record (winning 65.4% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -125 or shorter.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.6% in this contest.
• In the 137 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 63 times (63-66-8).
• The Cubs have a 63-74-0 record ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is hitting .270 with 25 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 86 walks.
• Tucker ranks 53rd in home runs and 51st in RBI among all batters in MLB action.
• Tucker heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .500 with three doubles, four walks and an RBI.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 28 home runs to lead his team.
• Crow-Armstrong currently ranks 15th in homers and 19th in RBI in the bigs.
• Nico Hoerner has put up a team-best batting average of .289.
• Seiya Suzuki has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 89 RBI.
• Suzuki brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .353 with two doubles, five walks and two RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors.
• Chicago’s 3.86 team ERA ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in the majors (1.207).
• The Cubs surrender the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (169 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago lost to the Rockies 6-5 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing 11 hits.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have been underdogs in 44 games this season and won 14 (31.8%) of those contests.
• Atlanta has a record of 8-22 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 48.8% chance of a victory for the Braves.
• So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of its 136 games with a total.
• The Braves are 58-78-0 ATS in their 136 games with a spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson is batting .269 with 21 home runs and 77 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Olson’s home run total ranks 53rd in MLB, and he is 27th in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies is batting .234 with an OBP of .303 and a slugging percentage of .350 this season.
• Albies currently is 141st in home runs and 88th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Marcell Ozuna has 95 hits this season and a slash line of .227/.358/.404.
• Michael Harris II has 130 hits and an OBP of .272 to go with a slugging percentage of .413 this season.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
• Atlanta has pitched to a 4.39 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
• The Braves rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.310 WHIP this season.
• The Braves have given up the 20th-fewest long balls so far this season with 165 home runs allowed.
• Atlanta pitchers struck out 13 Phillies batters while allowing five hits in a 3-1 win last time out.