The Chicago Cubs (29-22) bring a six-game losing streak into a home contest against the Houston Astros (21-31) on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored (-164) to break the streak against the underdog Astros (+139). Chicago has Shota Imanaga starting, while Houston will send out Peter Lambert.

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Cubs vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-164)
• Underdog: Astros (+139)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 21 of the 35 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (60%).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -164 or shorter, Chicago has a record of 9-2 (81.8%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 62.1% chance to win.
• In the 51 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 28 times (28-21-2).
• The Cubs have a 21-30-0 record against the spread this season (covering 41.2% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner has accumulated a team-high 30 runs batted in.
• Hoerner ranks 134th in homers and 30th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Michael Busch is hitting .229 with 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 34 walks.
• Busch ranks 134th in home runs and 45th in RBI this year.
• Dansby Swanson is batting .187 with four doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 24 walks.
• Ian Happ’s 10 home runs lead his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs pitching staff is 21st in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.07).
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.232).
• The Cubs surrender the fifth-most home runs in baseball (68 total, 1.3 per game).
• Chicago struck out 10 Astros batters while giving up nine hits in a 4-2 loss in its last game.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have entered the game as underdogs 36 times this season and won 16, or 44.4%, of those games.
• This season, Houston has won two of its seven games when it’s the underdog by at least +139 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 41.8% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• Houston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 28 of its 52 opportunities.
• The Astros are 21-31-0 against the spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with 15, runs batted in with 31 and his batting average of .303 is also best on his team.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Alvarez ranks sixth in homers and 24th in RBI.
• Christian Walker leads Houston in runs batted in (31) this season. He’s batting .254 while slugging .481.
• Walker currently is 20th in home runs and 24th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Isaac Paredes has 41 hits this season and a slash line of .244/.335/.375.
• Cam Smith has collected 34 hits this season and has an OBP of .298. He’s slugging .317 on the year.
• Smith brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .308 with a walk.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
• Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.28 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
• The Astros have a combined 1.521 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
• The Astros have allowed the fifth-most home runs this season with 68, or 1.3 per game.
• Houston earned a 4-2 win in its most recent game, striking out six Cubs batters while allowing four hits.