Giants Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 31, 2022

Ian Happ is only one hit away from his 100th of the season as his Chicago Cubs (41-59) get ready for a matchup with the San Francisco Giants (50-50) on Sunday at 7:00 PM ET. San Francisco’s (-187 to win) Carlos Rodon and Chicago’s (+158) Adrian Sampson will start this matchup.

The insights in the following article use the latest odds as of July 31, 2022 at 5:26 PM ET.

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Giants vs Cubs Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Giants Probable Starter Carlos Rodón

• The Giants are sending Rodon (7-6) to make his 20th start of the season. He is 7-6 with a 3.18 ERA and 148 strikeouts through 116 innings pitched.
• The lefty last appeared on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up three hits.
• In 20 games this season, the 29-year-old has a 3.18 ERA and 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .212 to opposing hitters.
• Rodon enters the matchup with nine quality starts under his belt this year.
• He will take the hill against a Cubs offense that ranks 15th in MLB with 832 total hits (on a .245 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .396 (14th in MLB) with 100 total home runs (18th in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 29-year-old ranks 22nd in ERA (3.18), 22nd in WHIP (1.121), and fifth in K/9 (11.5).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 31, 2022 at 5:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Stats vs Rodón

Cubs Probable Starter Adrian Sampson

• The Cubs will hand the ball to Sampson (0-1) for his seventh start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed 7 2/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• The 30-year-old has pitched to a 3.20 ERA this season with 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.1 walks per nine across eight games.
• He has started six games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
• The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a .235 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 15th in the league (.395) and 118 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 31, 2022 at 5:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Giants Stats vs Sampson

Giants Betting Trends

• The Giants have won 56.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (41-32).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -187 or shorter, San Francisco has a 12-10 record (winning 54.5% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Giants have an implied win probability of 65.2%.
• San Francisco has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 101 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 50 of those games (50-46-5).
• The Giants have gone 48-53-0 against the spread this season.

Cubs Betting Trends

• This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 71 times and won 29, or 40.8%, of those games.
• Chicago is 4-12 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +158 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cubs, based on the moneyline, is 38.8%.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 43 of their 100 games with a total this season.
• The Cubs have an ATS record of 52-48-0 in 100 games with a spread this season.

Giants Players to Watch

• Wilmer Flores has accumulated a team-best OBP (.328) and slugging percentage (.445), while pacing the Giants in hits (82). He’s batting .248 with 20 doubles, 15 home runs and 34 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters in baseball, Flores’ batting average ranks 93rd, his on-base percentage ranks 78th, and he is 59th in the league in slugging.
• Flores has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI.
• Thairo Estrada’s .406 slugging percentage leads his team, and he has 16 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 18 walks while batting .262.
• Among qualifying hitters, Estrada’s batting average ranks 63rd, his on-base percentage ranks 103rd, and he is 92nd in the league in slugging.
• Mike Yastrzemski has 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 39 walks while batting .227.
• Darin Ruf is batting .219 with nine doubles, 11 home runs and 40 walks.

Giants Batting Stats (2022)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Happ leads Chicago with a slugging percentage of .438, fueled by 36 extra-base hits.
• Among all the qualified hitters in MLB, Happ’s batting average ranks 36th, his on-base percentage ranks 25th, and he is 62nd in slugging.
• Willson Contreras has 80 hits and an OBP of .369, both of which lead the Cubs this season.
• Contreras ranks 76th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Nico Hoerner has 90 hits this season and has a slash line of .297/.342/.422.
• Patrick Wisdom has been key for Chicago with 76 hits, an OBP of .318 plus a slugging percentage of .455.

Cubs Batting Stats (2022)

Giants vs Cubs Player Props

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