The Chicago Cubs (8-5) and the Texas Rangers (8-3) square off on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored on the moneyline (-157) against the underdog Rangers (+133). Chicago’s Jameson Taillon and Texas’ Patrick Corbin will take the mound first.

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Cubs vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-157)
• Underdog: Rangers (+133)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have gone 5-1 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 83.3% of those games).
• Chicago has played as moneyline favorites of -157 or shorter in only one game this season, which it won.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 61.1% chance to win.
• Chicago has played in 13 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total nine times (9-3-1).
• The Cubs have covered 61.5% of their games this season, going 8-5-0 ATS.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker leads the Cubs with five home runs and 16 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .327.
• Tucker ranks third in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Tucker heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a home run, six walks and five RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki is batting .250 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 walks.
• Suzuki ranks seventh in homers and fourth in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .361 with a double and four walks.
• Hoerner has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, two walks and four RBI.
• Carson Kelly is hitting .389 with a double, a triple, two home runs and seven walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors with a collective 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.23).
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.426).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (14 total, 1.1 per game).
• Chicago defeated the Rangers 7-0 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing three hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• This season, the Rangers have been the underdog five times and won three of those games.
• Texas has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +133 moneyline set for this game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 42.9% chance to win.
• Texas and its opponents have hit the over in three of its 11 games with a total this season.
• In 11 games with a spread this season, the Rangers are 6-5-0 ATS.

Rangers hitting info

• Wyatt Langford is batting .216 this season with three home runs, both tops among Texas hitters.
• Langford’s home run total ranks 17th in the majors, and he is 73rd in RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has collected six hits this season and has an OBP of .282. He’s slugging .441 on the year.
• Garcia is 43rd in home runs and 108th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Josh Smith is slashing .304/.429/.522 this season for the Rangers.
• Jonah Heim has collected six hits this season and has an OBP of .286. He’s slugging .571 on the year.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the big leagues.
• Texas pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.34 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.103 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• With just eight homers allowed, the Rangers rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Texas suffered a 7-0 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Cubs batters while allowing 10 hits.