Both the Chicago Cubs (5-4) and the San Diego Padres (7-0) enter Friday’s outing on win streaks. The favored Cubs (-157) have won three games in a row, while the underdog Padres (+133) are winners of their past seven. Chicago’s Shota Imanaga and San Diego’s Randy Vasquez pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Cubs vs. Padres betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-157)
• Underdog: Padres (+133)
• Over/under: 6.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite only two other times so far this season, and they won both of the games.
• Chicago has not played a game with moneyline odds of -157 or shorter.
• The Cubs have a 61.1% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Chicago has had an over/under set by bookmakers nine times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in six of those games (6-2-1).
• The Cubs have covered 55.6% of their games this season, going 5-4-0 ATS.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker leads the Cubs in home runs (four), runs batted in (11) and has a team-best batting average of .324.
• Tucker’s home runs rank second in MLB and he ranks first in RBI in MLB.
• Seiya Suzuki has put his power on display as he paces his team with four home runs and 11 RBI.
• Suzuki ranks second in home runs and first in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Suzuki takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .391 with a double, four home runs, three walks and 11 RBI.
• Carson Kelly is hitting .417 with a double, a triple, a home run and five walks.
• Dansby Swanson has three doubles, two home runs and three walks while batting .222.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
• Chicago has the 26th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.13).
• The Cubs have the fourth-highest WHIP in the majors (1.544).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow the fourth-most home runs in baseball (12 total, 1.3 per game).
• Chicago struck out eight Athletics batters while giving up five hits in a 10-2 win in its last game.

Padres betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Padres betting info

• The Padres have won both games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• San Diego has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +133 odds on it winning this game.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 42.9% chance of a victory for the Padres.
• San Diego’s games have gone over the total in two of its seven chances.
• The Padres have an ATS record of 6-1-0 in seven games with a spread this season.

Padres hitting info

• Fernando Tatis Jr. leads San Diego with a batting average of .423.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Tatis ranks 53rd in home runs and 33rd in RBI.
• Jackson Merrill leads San Diego in home runs (two) and runs batted in (eight) this season while batting .417.
• Merrill ranks 20th overall in home runs and seventh in RBI this season.
• Merrill brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. During his last seven games he is batting .417 with a double, two home runs, two walks and eight RBI.
• Manny Machado has 10 hits this season and a slash line of .400/.444/.520.
• Machado takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .444 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Gavin Sheets has collected eight hits this season and has an OBP of .474. He’s slugging .722 on the year.
• Sheets takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with two doubles, a walk and four RBI.

Padres pitching rankings

• The Padres have a 9.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• San Diego pitchers have a combined ERA of 1.57 ERA this year, first-best in baseball.
• Padres pitchers have a .905 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
• The Padres have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just five, or 0.7 per game.
• San Diego pitchers struck out nine Guardians batters while allowing eight hits in a 5-2 win last time out.