San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs – MLB – Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The San Francisco Giants (48-50) host the Chicago Cubs (40-57) to kick off a four-game series at Oracle Park, with first pitch at 9:45 PM ET on Thursday. The Giants are coming off a series defeat to the Diamondbacks, and the Cubs a series win over the Pirates.

The Giants are favored at home (-136) against the Cubs (+115). The San Francisco Giants will hand the ball to Alex Wood (6-8, 4.21 ERA), who is looking for win No. 7 on the season, and the Cubs will counter with Justin Steele (4-6, 4.02 ERA). The total for this game is set at 8.

Giants vs. Cubs Predictions

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Giants vs. Cubs Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Giants

  • San Francisco has a 2-2 record across the four games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
  • In their last 10 outings, the Giants and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
  • San Francisco’s record against the spread is 2-8-0 over its past 10 games.

Cubs

  • Chicago has played as the underdog in seven of its past 10 games and won four of those contests.
  • In their last 10 games with a total, the Cubs and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times.
  • Over its last 10 games, Chicago is 7-3-0 against the spread.

Giants vs. Cubs Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Alex Wood

  • The Giants have an 8-11-0 record against the spread in Wood’s starts.
  • The Giants have a 7-6 record in Wood’s 13 starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.
  • Over Wood’s 19 starts, his team is 9-10.
  • Wood has had 19 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and 10 of those games hit the over.

Projected starter: Justin Steele

  • Steele’s team is 8-10-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
  • His team has won 50% of his starts when they are underdogs on the moneyline (6-6).
  • Steele’s team has won seven of his 18 starts this season.
  • In Steele’s 18 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over 10 times.

Giants Batting Leaders

  • Wilmer Flores has a team-best 53 runs batted in.
  • Flores’ home runs rank 47th in MLB and he ranks 29th in RBI in MLB.
  • Flores has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .158 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI.
  • Thairo Estrada has a club-best .262 batting average.
  • Among all MLB batters, Estrada ranks 114th in home runs and 85th in RBI.
  • Joc Pederson has racked up a team-high 17 home runs.
  • Mike Yastrzemski is batting .230 with 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 38 walks.

Cubs Batting Leaders

  • Ian Happ is batting .282 with nine home runs and 46 RBI for Chicago this season.
  • In all of MLB, Happ is 114th in home runs and 58th in RBI.
  • Happ enters this matchup on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .325 with two doubles, a walk and five RBI.
  • Willson Contreras has 78 hits and an OBP of .373 to go with a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
  • Contreras is 47th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 111th in RBI.
  • Contreras brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
  • Nico Hoerner’s batting average of .306 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
  • Hoerner heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .300 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and six RBI.
  • Patrick Wisdom leads Chicago in home runs with 17 and runs batted in with 47.
  • Wisdom enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .222 with three doubles, three walks and an RBI.

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