Phillies Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 24, 2022

The Chicago Cubs (37-57) bring a three-game win streak into a home matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies (49-45) on Sunday at 12:05 PM ET. Bailey Falter gets the starting nod for Philadelphia (-118 to win), and Drew Smyly is Chicago’s (+100) pick to start.

The betting insights in what follows use the latest odds as of July 24, 2022 at 11:26 AM ET.

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Phillies vs Cubs Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Phillies Probable Starter Bailey Falter

• Falter (0-2 with a 4.82 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched) makes the start for the Phillies, his sixth of the season.
• His most recent appearance came on Thursday, July 7 against the Washington Nationals, when the left-hander threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.82, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .289 batting average against him.
• So far this season, Falter does not have a quality start.
• He meets a Cubs offense that ranks 18th in the league with 407 runs while batting .245 as a unit. It has a collective .395 slugging percentage (14th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 93 home runs (18th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 24, 2022 at 11:26 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Stats vs Falter

Cubs Probable Starter Drew Smyly

• The Cubs will hand the ball to Smyly (2-5) for his 12th start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up one earned run in 4 2/3 innings pitched on Sunday, July 17 in his last outing, a matchup with the New York Mets.
• The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.22, a 3.25 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.347 in 11 games this season.
• Smyly has not earned a quality start in 11 starts this season.
• The Phillies rank 15th in MLB with a .244 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks seventh in the league (.415) and 122 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 24, 2022 at 11:26 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Phillies Stats vs Smyly

Phillies Betting Trends

• The Phillies have put together a 31-26 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 54.4% of those games).
• Philadelphia has a 28-25 record (winning 52.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -118 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Phillies’ implied win probability is 54.1%.
• Philadelphia has played in 94 games with an over/under set, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 48 times (48-42-4).
• The Phillies have covered 50% of their games this season, going 47-47-0 against the spread.

Cubs Betting Trends

• The Cubs have entered the game as underdogs 67 times this season and won 27, or 40.3%, of those games.
• Chicago is 25-36 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +100 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 42 of their 94 games with a total this season.
• In 94 games with a spread this season, the Cubs are 48-46-0 ATS.

Phillies Players to Watch

• Kyle Schwarber paces the Phillies with 71 hits, while batting .207 with 12 doubles, 30 home runs and 53 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters, Schwarber ranks 146th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 97th and he is 17th in slugging.
• Rhys Hoskins has 18 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 46 walks while hitting .241, and paces his team with a .334 OBP.
• Among qualified hitters, Hoskins’ batting average ranks 100th, his on-base percentage ranks 65th, and he is 38th in the league in slugging.
• J.T. Realmuto has 14 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 26 walks while batting .253.
• Realmuto takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is hitting .314 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.
• Alec Bohm is hitting .276 with 13 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 18 walks.
• Bohm has safely hit in eight straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .375 with a double, two home runs, three walks and nine RBI.

Phillies Batting Stats (2022)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Ian Happ leads Chicago in slugging percentage (.444) thanks to 34 extra-base hits.
• Happ is 38th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage and 59th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
• Willson Contreras has 76 hits and an OBP of .372, both of which lead the Cubs this season.
• Contreras’ batting average is 76th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage puts him 18th, and he is 38th in slugging.
• Nico Hoerner has 86 hits this season and has a slash line of .303/.339/.430.
• Patrick Wisdom is batting .221 with a .316 OBP and 47 RBI for Chicago this season.

Cubs Batting Stats (2022)

Phillies vs Cubs Player Props

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