The Chicago Cubs (79-59) will look to Ian Happ, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they play the Atlanta Braves (62-76). The Cubs are favored (-178) for this matchup against the Braves (+149), which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Shota Imanaga starts for Chicago while Atlanta will counter with Joey Wentz.

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Cubs vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-178)
• Underdog: Braves (+149)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are 63-36 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.6% of those games).
• Chicago has gone 20-7 (winning 74.1% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -178 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 64% chance to win.
• In the 138 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 64 times (64-66-8).
• The Cubs have collected a 63-75-0 record against the spread this season (covering 45.7% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is batting .267 with 25 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 86 walks.
• Tucker’s home runs rank 53rd in MLB and he ranks 52nd in RBI in MLB.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 28 home runs lead his team.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 16th in home runs and 20th in RBI this year.
• Nico Hoerner paces the Cubs with a .289 batting average.
• Seiya Suzuki’s 89 runs batted in pace his team.
• Suzuki has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, four walks and two RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
• Chicago’s 3.88 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.210).
• The Cubs surrender the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (169 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago took down the Braves 7-6 in its last game with 13 strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have entered the game as underdogs 45 times this season and won 14, or 31.1%, of those games.
• Atlanta has a record of 2-4 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +149 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Braves, based on the moneyline, is 40.2%.
• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 62 of its 137 games with a total this season.
• The Braves are 59-78-0 against the spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads Atlanta in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 77 and his batting average of .269 is also best on his team.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Olson’s home run total is 53rd, and his RBI total is 28th.
• Ozzie Albies has 125 hits and an OBP of .305 to go with a slugging percentage of .353 this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Albies ranks 142nd in home runs and 83rd in RBI.
• Michael Harris II leads Atlanta in RBI with 77 while batting .252 with 17 home runs.
• Harris has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double and six RBIs.
• Marcell Ozuna has 95 hits and an OBP of .357 to go with a slugging percentage of .403 this season.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• Atlanta pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.40 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.312 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• With 167 homers allowed, the Braves rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
• Atlanta suffered a 7-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Cubs batters while allowing 11 hits.