Munetaka Murakami leads the Chicago White Sox (23-22) into a matchup against the Chicago Cubs (29-17) a game after he homered twice in an 8-3 win over the Cubs. The Cubs are favored on the moneyline (-142) against the White Sox (+119) in this outing, which starts at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday. Colin Rea starts for the Cubs, and Erick Fedde is the White Sox’s choice to start.

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Cubs vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-142)
• Underdog: White Sox (+119)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 31 total times this season. They’ve finished 21-10 in those games.
• The Cubs have a record of 12-5 in games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter (70.6%).
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.7% in this contest.
• The Cubs have combined with their opponents to go over the total 26 times this season for a 26-18-2 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have a 21-25-0 record against the spread this season (covering 45.7% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner has racked up a team-high batting average of .262 and paces the Cubs in runs batted in (29).
• Among all hitters in baseball, Hoerner’s home run total ranks 112th and his RBI tally ranks 22nd.
• Hoerner takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .143 with two walks and an RBI.
• Ian Happ has shown off his power as he leads his team with 10 home runs.
• Among all MLB batters, Happ ranks 22nd in homers and 82nd in RBI.
• Dansby Swanson is hitting .189 with four doubles, a triple, six home runs and 23 walks.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .256 with six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 23 walks.
• Bregman has hit safely in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .293 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Cubs have the 12th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.90).
• The Cubs have the fifth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.194).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up 62 total home runs at a clip of 1.3 per game (second-most in MLB).
• They fell to the White Sox 8-3 in their last game with six strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have won 21, or 52.5%, of the 40 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• The White Sox have a record of 13-12, a 52% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +119 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 45.7%.
• Games involving the White Sox have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 26 of 45 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 26-19-0 ATS in their 45 games with a spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas is batting .247 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI for Chicago this season.
• Vargas is 16th in home runs and 30th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Vargas enters this matchup on an eight-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .314 with two doubles, four home runs, six walks and nine RBIs.
• Murakami leads Chicago in home runs with 17 and runs batted in with 32.
• Murakami is second among batters in the majors in home runs, and 10th in RBI.
• Murakami has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with two home runs, six walks and three RBIs.
• Colson Montgomery is slashing .238/.333/.531 this season for the White Sox.
• Montgomery takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with three home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
• Chase Meidroth leads Chicago with a batting average of .270. He’s also hit three home runs with 10 RBI.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• White Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.33 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.368 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• With 47 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 15th in the league at preventing long balls.
• The White Sox earned an 8-3 win in their most recent game, striking out nine Cubs batters while allowing eight hits.