Ian Happ brings a three-game home run streak into the Chicago Cubs’ (2-2) matchup against the Los Angeles Angels (2-3). The Cubs are favored on the moneyline (-147) in this contest with the Angels (+123), which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Chicago’s Jameson Taillon gets the start against Los Angeles’ Jose Soriano.
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Cubs to win vs Angels -147
Cubs vs. Angels betting lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-147)
- Underdog: Angels (+123)
- Over/under: 7
Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Cubs betting info
- The Cubs won 64.2% of the games last season they were the moneyline favorite (77-43).
- In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -147 or shorter last year, Chicago had a record of 48-20 (70.6%).
- The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.5% in this contest.
- Chicago played in 170 games with a set over/under, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 78 times (78-82-10).
- The Cubs collected an 81-89-0 record against the spread last season.
Cubs hitting info
- Nico Hoerner racked up 178 hits with a batting average of .297 last season.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong hit .247 with 37 doubles, four triples, 31 home runs and 29 walks.
- Michael Busch hit 34 home runs last season while slugging .523.
- Happ hit .243 with 32 doubles, 23 home runs and 87 walks.
Cubs pitching rankings
- The Cubs pitching staff ranked 27th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings last season.
- Chicago’s 3.80 team ERA ranked eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Last season Cubs pitchers combined for the No. 1 WHIP in baseball (1.178).
- The Cubs allowed the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (202 total, 1.2 per game).
Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Angels betting info
- The Angels were underdogs 123 times last season and won 53, or 43.1%, of those games.
- Last season, Los Angeles won 32 of its 71 games, or 45.1%, when it was the underdog by at least +123 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 44.8% chance of a victory for the Angels.
- Los Angeles and its opponents hit the over in 85 of its 162 games with a total last season.
- The Angels had an ATS record of 84-78-0 in 162 games with a spread last season.
Angels hitting info
- Jo Adell slugged 37 home runs and collected 98 RBI last season while batting .236.
- Nolan Schanuel posted a .264 average with 53 RBI.
- Zach Neto finished last season with 26 home runs, 62 RBI and a batting average of .257.
- Mike Trout collected 106 hits, posted an OBP of .359 and a .439 SLG.
Angels pitching rankings
- The Angels averaged the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the big leagues last season.
- Los Angeles had the 28th-ranked ERA (4.89) in the majors last season.
- The Angels had a combined WHIP of 1.432 as a pitching staff, which was third-worst in baseball last season.
- The Angels allowed the second-most home runs last season with 223, or 1.4 per game.
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