Cubs vs. Tigers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 22, 2026

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Dillon Dingler brings a two-game home run streak into the Detroit Tigers’ (47-54) matchup against the Chicago Cubs (57-44). The Cubs are favored (-115) over the Tigers (-106), and it begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Wrigley Field. Colin Rea starts for Chicago while Detroit will counter with Keider Montero.

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Cubs to win vs Tigers -115

Bet $20, Payout $37.39

Cubs vs. Tigers betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-115)
  • Underdog: Tigers (-106)
  • Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 71 total times this season. They’ve finished 40-31 in those games.
  • Chicago has a record of 39-30 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -115 or shorter (56.5% winning percentage).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 53.5%.
  • In the 101 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-45-2).
  • The Cubs have covered 44.6% of their games this season, going 45-56-0 against the spread.

Cubs hitting info

  • Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with 21 home runs while putting up a team-high batting average of .285.
  • In MLB, Crow-Armstrong ranks 18th in homers and 41st in RBI.
  • Nico Hoerner has 23 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 36 walks while hitting .247.
  • Hoerner ranks 269th in home runs among hitters in MLB and 96th in RBI.
  • Hoerner has hit safely in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .478 with a triple and five RBIs.
  • Dansby Swanson has racked up a team-best 58 runs batted in.
  • Swanson has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a double, a triple and two walks.
  • Alex Bregman is batting .241 with 15 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 51 walks.
  • Bregman enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a home run, two walks and three RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors.
  • Chicago has a 4.26 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Cubs average baseball’s 11th-ranked WHIP (1.275).
  • Cubs pitchers combine to allow 155 total home runs at a clip of 1.5 per game (second-most in MLB).
  • Chicago defeated the Tigers 11-2 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

  • This season, the Tigers have been the underdog 44 times and won 18, or 40.9%, of those games.
  • Detroit has a record of 16-23 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least -106 on the moneyline.
  • The Tigers have a 51.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • So far this season, Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of its 101 games with a total.
  • The Tigers are 53-48-0 against the spread in their 101 chances this season.

Tigers hitting info

  • Kevin McGonigle has been key for Detroit with nine home runs, 35 RBI and a batting average of .282 this season.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, McGonigle ranks 143rd in homers and 147th in RBI.
  • McGonigle enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and an RBI.
  • Dingler leads Detroit in home runs (22) and runs batted in (65) this season while batting .271.
  • Among all major league batters, Dingler is 12th in homers and 13th in RBI.
  • Dingler brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .444 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
  • Riley Greene is batting .285 to lead Detroit, while adding 15 homers and 50 runs batted in this season.
  • Spencer Torkelson is batting .205 with an OBP of .299 and a slugging percentage of .415 this season.

Tigers pitching rankings

  • The Tigers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
  • Detroit pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.68 ERA this year, seventh-best in baseball.
  • Tigers pitchers have a 1.233 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
  • The Tigers have given up the second-fewest long balls so far this season with only 99 home runs allowed.
  • Detroit pitchers struck out nine Cubs hitters while allowing 11 base hits in an 11-2 loss its last time out.
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