The Chicago Cubs (5-4) host the San Diego Padres (7-0) on Saturday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored on the moneyline (-120), while the Padres are +102 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +172 odds. Matthew Boyd starts for Chicago while San Diego will counter with Nick Pivetta.

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Cubs vs. Padres betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-120)
• Underdog: Padres (+102)
• Over/under: 7

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been listed as the moneyline favorite only two other times so far this season, and they won both of the games.
• Chicago has played as moneyline favorites of -120 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 54.5% chance to win.
• Chicago has played in nine games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total six times (6-2-1).
• The Cubs have covered 55.6% of their games this season, going 5-4-0 against the spread.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker leads the Cubs in home runs (four), runs batted in (11) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .324.
• Tucker’s home runs rank third in MLB and he ranks second in RBI in MLB.
• Seiya Suzuki’s four home runs and 11 RBI are both team-highs.
• Suzuki currently ranks third in homers and second in RBI in the majors.
• Suzuki has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .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 is hitting .222 with three doubles, two home runs and three walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.1 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
• Chicago has a 5.13 team ERA that ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs average MLB’s fourth-highest WHIP (1.544).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow 12 total home runs at a rate of 1.3 per game (25th-fewest in MLB).
• Chicago took down the Athletics 10-2 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing five hits.

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 played as an underdog of +102 or more once this season and won that game.
• The implied probability of a win by the Padres, based on the moneyline, is 49.5%.
• So far this season, San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in two of its seven games with a total.
• The Padres are 6-1-0 against the spread this season.

Padres hitting info

• Fernando Tatis Jr. leads San Diego with a batting average of .423.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Tatis is 55th in homers and 34th in RBI.
• Jackson Merrill is batting .417 this season with a team-high two home runs and eight RBI.
• Merrill is 21st overall in home runs and eighth in RBI this season.
• Merrill enters this game on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last seven outings he is hitting .417 with a double, two home runs, two walks and eight RBI.
• Manny Machado has collected 10 base hits, an OBP of .444 and a slugging percentage of .520 this season.
• Machado takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games 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 enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with two doubles, a walk and four RBI.

Padres pitching rankings

• The Padres strike out 9.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• San Diego pitchers have a combined ERA of 1.57 ERA this year, first-best in baseball.
• The Padres have a combined WHIP of just .905 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• The Padres have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only five home runs allowed.
• San Diego earned a 5-2 win in its most recent game, striking out nine Guardians batters while allowing eight hits.