Cubs Vs Orioles: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 13, 2022

The Baltimore Orioles (44-44) will look to sweep the Chicago Cubs (34-53) on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, at 8:05 PM ET. Chicago’s (-152 to win) Justin Steele gets the start against Baltimore’s (+128) Spenser Watkins.

The insights in the following article reference odds valid as of July 13, 2022 at 7:56 PM ET.

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Cubs vs Orioles Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Cubs Probable Starter Justin Steele

• Steele (3-5 with a 4.13 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cubs, his 16th of the season.
• In his last time out — in relief on Monday, July 4 — the lefty tossed 6 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, allowing one earned run while surrendering two hits.
• The 27-year-old has put together a 4.13 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .245 to opposing hitters.
• Steele has three quality starts this year.
• He will match up with an Orioles offense that ranks 24th in MLB with 685 total hits (on a .231 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .382 (19th in MLB) with 89 total home runs (17th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 13, 2022 at 7:56 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Orioles Probable Starter Spenser Watkins

• Watkins (2-1) will take to the mound for the Orioles and make his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, July 6, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits.
• The 29-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 4.15 and 4.9 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .258.
• He’s going for his third quality start in a row.
• The Cubs rank 16th in MLB with 378 runs scored this season. They have a .245 batting average this campaign with 88 home runs (19th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 13, 2022 at 7:56 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Betting Trends

• The Cubs have won 40% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (10-15).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -152 or shorter, Chicago has a 2-4 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
• The Cubs have a 60.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Chicago has played in 87 games with an over/under set, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 40 times (40-42-5).
• The Cubs have gone 43-44-0 against the spread this season.

Orioles Betting Trends

• The Orioles have been underdogs in 80 games this season and won 38 (47.5%) of those contests.
• Baltimore is 23-27 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +128 or more on the moneyline.
• The Orioles have a 43.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of their 88 games with a total this season.
• The Orioles have an ATS record of 58-30-0 in 88 games with a spread this season.

Cubs Players to Watch

• Ian Happ has accumulated a slugging percentage of .455, a team-best for the Cubs, while hitting .276 with 23 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 41 walks.
• Happ ranks 42nd in batting average, 25th in on base percentage, and 47th in slugging among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Willson Contreras has 72 hits with a .382 on-base percentage to lead his team in both. He has 17 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 35 walks while hitting .266.
• Among the qualifying players, Contreras ranks 59th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 31st in slugging.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .305 with 11 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 11 walks.
• Hoerner has hit safely in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with three doubles, a home run and two RBI.
• Patrick Wisdom is batting .229 with 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 36 walks.

Cubs Batting Stats (2022)

Orioles Players to Watch

• Cedric Mullins has an OPS of .714, fueled by an OBP of .320 and a team-best slugging percentage of .394 this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Mullins’ batting average ranks 65th, his on-base percentage ranks 89th, and he is 104th in slugging.
• Austin Hays is batting .258 with a .435 slugging percentage and 45 RBI this year.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Hays is 72nd in batting average, 99th in on-base percentage and 65th in slugging percentage.
• Anthony Santander is batting .242 with a .423 slugging percentage and 44 RBI this year.
• Ryan Mountcastle leads Baltimore with 79 hits, batting .269 this season with 34 extra-base hits.

Orioles Batting Stats (2022)

Cubs vs Orioles Player Props

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