The Chicago Cubs (7-4) have won five straight games as they prepare to square off against the Texas Rangers (7-2), who have won four straight. The Cubs are favored (-128) to extend their streak in Monday’s outing, which begins at 7:40 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. Justin Steele starts for Chicago while Texas will counter with Nathan Eovaldi.

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Cubs vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-128)
• Underdog: Rangers (+108)
• Over/under: 6.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have been favored on the moneyline a total of four times this season, and they’ve won each of those games.
• Chicago has played three times as moneyline favorites with odds of -128 or shorter, and claimed a victory in each game.
• The Cubs have a 56.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Chicago has played in 11 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total seven times (7-3-1).
• The Cubs have put together a 7-4-0 record against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker leads the Cubs in home runs (four) and runs batted in (12).
• Tucker’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks second in RBI in MLB.
• Carson Kelly is batting .467 with a double, a triple, two home runs and six walks.
• Kelly ranks 37th in home runs and 10th in RBI this year.
• Dansby Swanson has three doubles, three home runs and five walks while hitting .233.
• Seiya Suzuki has shown his power as he paces his team with four home runs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.0 K/9, the fourth-worst in MLB.
• Chicago has a 4.36 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs have the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.423).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (13 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago took down the Padres 7-1 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have been underdogs in three games this season and won two (66.7%) of those contests.
• Texas has played as an underdog of +108 or more once this season and won that game.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 48.1% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Texas and its opponents have hit the over in two of its nine games with a total this season.
• In nine games with a spread this season, the Rangers are 5-4-0 ATS.

Rangers hitting info

• Wyatt Langford leads Texas in batting average (.258) and home runs (three) this season, while also chipping in with five RBI.
• Among all batters in MLB, Langford is 14th in homers and 57th in RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has five hits and an OBP of .313 to go with a slugging percentage of .519 this season.
• Garcia ranks 37th in homers and 81st in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Jake Burger leads Texas in runs batted in (six) this season. He has a .129 batting average and a .355 slugging percentage.
• Jonah Heim is batting .286 with an OBP of .286 and a slugging percentage of .714 this season.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
• Texas has the seventh-best ERA (2.93) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.063 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Rangers have allowed the eighth-fewest home runs this season at just eight, or 0.9 per game.
• Texas pitchers struck out five Rays batters while allowing 10 hits in a 6-4 win last time out.