The Chicago Cubs (81-61) host the Washington Nationals (57-84) at 2:20 p.m. ET on Sunday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are favored (-196) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the Nationals (+162). Drew Pomeranz starts for Chicago while Washington will counter with Andrew Alvarez.

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Cubs vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-196)
• Underdog: Nationals (+162)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have gone 65-38 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.1% of those games).
• Chicago has gone 17-4 (winning 81% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -196 or shorter.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 66.2% in this contest.
• Chicago has played in 142 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 65 times (65-69-8).
• The Cubs have covered 45.1% of their games this season, going 64-78-0 against the spread.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker is hitting .270 with 25 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 86 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Tucker’s home run total ranks 49th and his RBI tally ranks 49th.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 28 home runs are a team-high mark.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 19th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 22nd in RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a double, three walks and two RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner paces the Cubs with a .290 batting average.
• Hoerner takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Seiya Suzuki’s 89 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
• Suzuki has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .158 with three walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.8 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.87 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs have the second-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.201).
• Cubs pitchers combine to surrender the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (175 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago lost to the Nationals 2-1 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• This season, the Nationals have won 51 out of the 122 games, or 41.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Washington has won seven of its 30 games, or 23.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +162 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 38.2% chance to win.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 69 of its 140 games with a total this season.
• In 140 games with a spread this season, the Nationals are 69-71-0 ATS.

Nationals hitting info

• C.J. Abrams leads Washington with a .265 batting average. He’s also hit 17 homers and has 53 RBI.
• Abrams ranks 94th in home runs and 129th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Abrams enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .167 with two doubles.
• James Wood is batting .256 this season with a team-high 27 home runs and 86 RBI.
• Wood currently is 25th in homers and 20th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Luis Garcia is slashing .260/.295/.409 this season for the Nationals.
• Garcia enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with a home run and five RBIs.
• Josh Bell has 92 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .376 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.30 ERA this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.431 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• The Nationals have given up the 24th-fewest long balls so far this season with 184 home runs allowed.
• Washington pitchers struck out 10 Cubs batters while allowing three hits in a 2-1 win last time out.