The Chicago Cubs (9-5) host the Texas Rangers (8-4) at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, providing a matchup between two top-10 sluggers. Kyle Tucker has five home runs (third in MLB) for the favored Cubs (-153), and Wyatt Langford ranks eighth in MLB play with four long balls this season for the underdog Rangers (+128). Chicago’s Shota Imanaga gets the start against Texas’ Tyler Mahle.

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Cubs vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-153)
• Underdog: Rangers (+128)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won six of the seven games they were favored on the moneyline this season (85.7%).
• Chicago has played as moneyline favorites of -153 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 60.5%.
• Chicago has had an over/under set by bookmakers 14 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 10 of those games (10-3-1).
• The Cubs have a 9-5-0 record against the spread this season (covering 64.3% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Tucker has racked up a team-high five home runs and 16 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in baseball, Tucker ranks third in homers and second in RBI.
• Tucker heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, a home run, five walks and five RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki has two doubles, four home runs and 11 walks while batting .286.
• Suzuki ranks eighth in home runs and fourth in RBI this year.
• Suzuki has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .313 with seven walks and three RBI.
• Dansby Swanson is hitting .226 with three doubles, four home runs and six walks.
• Nico Hoerner’s .350 batting average leads his team.
• Hoerner enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, three walks and six RBI.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
• Chicago has the 17th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.35).
• The Cubs have the fifth-highest WHIP in the majors (1.427).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (15 total, 1.1 per game).
• Chicago struck out 10 Rangers batters while giving up 12 hits in a 10-6 win in its last game.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have been underdogs in six games this season and won three (50%) of those contests.
• Texas has played as an underdog of +128 or more once this season and lost that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 43.9% chance to win.
• Texas’ games have gone over the total in four of its 12 chances.
• The Rangers are 6-6-0 ATS in their 12 games with a spread this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Langford leads Texas in home runs with four, runs batted in with six and his batting average of .244 is also best on his team.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Langford’s home run total is eighth, and his RBI total is 66th.
• Adolis Garcia has collected seven hits this season and has an OBP of .279. He’s slugging .421 on the year.
• Among all MLB hitters, Garcia is 47th in homers and 120th in RBI.
• Garcia has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .125 with a walk.
• Josh Smith is slashing .308/.438/.500 this season for the Rangers.
• Jonah Heim has collected seven hits this season and has an OBP of .280. He’s slugging .520 on the year.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the big leagues.
• Texas pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.60 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Rangers have a combined 1.190 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Rangers have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just nine, or 0.8 per game.
• Texas pitchers struck out five Cubs hitters while allowing 12 base hits in a 10-6 loss its last time out.