Cubs vs. Tigers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 20, 2026

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The Chicago Cubs (56-43) host the Detroit Tigers (46-53) on Monday at Wrigley Field, starting at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored on the moneyline (-115), while the Tigers are -106 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +141 odds. Jameson Taillon starts for Chicago while Detroit will counter with Jack Flaherty.

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Cubs to win vs Tigers -115

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Cubs vs. Tigers betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-115)
  • Underdog: Tigers (-106)
  • Over/under: 11.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 69 total times this season. They’ve gone 39-30 in those games.
  • Chicago has a 38-29 record (winning 56.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -115 or shorter.
  • The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.5% in this game.
  • Chicago has played in 99 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 52 times (52-45-2).
  • The Cubs have covered 44.4% of their games this season, going 44-55-0 against the spread.

Cubs hitting info

  • Pete Crow-Armstrong has racked up a team-best batting average of .284, and paces the Cubs in home runs (21).
  • Among batters in MLB, Crow-Armstrong ranks 15th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
  • Nico Hoerner is hitting .245 with 23 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 36 walks.
  • Hoerner ranks 268th in homers and 90th in RBI among batters in MLB play.
  • Hoerner has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with a triple and five RBIs.
  • Dansby Swanson leads the Cubs with 58 runs batted in.
  • Alex Bregman is batting .239 with 15 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 51 walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
  • Chicago has a 4.27 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.273).
  • The Cubs give up the second-most home runs in baseball (151 total, 1.5 per game).
  • Chicago struck out four Twins batters while allowing eight hits in a 10-1 win in its last game.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

  • The Tigers have been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 17 (40.5%) of those contests.
  • Detroit is 15-22 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -106 or more on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.5% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
  • Games involving Detroit have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 42 of 99 chances this season.
  • The Tigers have an ATS record of 52-47-0 in 99 games with a spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

  • Kevin McGonigle is batting .282 with nine home runs and 35 RBI for Detroit this season.
  • In all of MLB, McGonigle is 139th in home runs and 143rd in RBI.
  • Dillon Dingler leads Detroit in home runs (19) and runs batted in (60) this season while batting .260.
  • Dingler ranks 28th in homers and 18th in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
  • Riley Greene is batting .286 to lead Detroit, while adding 14 homers and 47 runs batted in this season.
  • Spencer Torkelson has 69 hits and an OBP of .301 to go with a slugging percentage of .422 this season.

Tigers pitching rankings

  • The Tigers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
  • Detroit has pitched to a 3.59 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
  • The Tigers have a combined 1.215 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Tigers have given up the first-fewest long balls so far this season with only 95 home runs allowed.
  • Detroit suffered a 3-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 10 Angels batters while allowing nine hits.
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