The Boston Red Sox (53-45) will look to Ceddanne Rafaela, who is riding a 10-game hitting streak, when they face the Chicago Cubs (57-39). The Cubs are favored (-123) for this matchup with the Red Sox (+103), which starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on Friday at Wrigley Field. Chicago’s Colin Rea and Boston’s Lucas Giolito will take the mound first.

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Cubs vs. Red Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-123)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+103)

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are 45-20 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 69.2% of those games).
• Chicago has a 39-15 record (winning 72.2% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -123 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 55.2% chance to win.
• Chicago has played in 96 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 49 times (49-43-4).
• The Cubs have gone 48-48-0 against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker has 19 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 60 walks while batting .280.
• In baseball, Tucker ranks 31st in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has shown off his power as he leads his team with 25 home runs.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks sixth in homers and seventh in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Seiya Suzuki has accumulated a team-best 25 home runs and 77 runs batted in.
• Suzuki has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two doubles and a walk.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .283 with 18 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 21 walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
• Chicago’s 3.84 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in baseball (1.228).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up 117 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (21st-fewest in baseball).
• Chicago defeated the Yankees 4-1 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing two hits.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 15, or 45.5%, of those games.
• Boston has entered 24 games this season as the underdog by +103 or more and is 13-11 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 49.3% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
• Boston’s games have gone over the total in 47 of its 97 chances.
• The Red Sox have an ATS record of 50-47-0 in 97 games with a spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Rafaela leads Boston with a batting average of .271. He’s also hit 14 home runs with 48 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Rafaela’s home run total is 58th, and his RBI total is 62nd.
• Rafaela takes a 10-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .421 with six doubles, five home runs, a walk and 15 RBIs.
• Jarren Duran has 103 hits and an OBP of .318 to go with a slugging percentage of .431 this season.
• Duran ranks 152nd among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 52nd in RBI.
• Duran heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .235 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.
• Wilyer Abreu’s 18 home runs lead all Boston hitters, and he’s slugging .496.
• Trevor Story is a key run producer for Boston with a .257 average, 15 homers and 58 RBI.
• Story has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .353 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the big leagues.
• Boston has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.80) in the majors this season.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.300 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
• The Red Sox have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 91, or 0.9 per game.
• Boston pitchers struck out 10 Rays batters while allowing eight hits in a 4-1 win last time out.