A losing streak will come to an enšd Thursday when the Chicago Cubs (77-75), losers of two straight, take on the Washington Nationals (68-84). The Nationals are hoping to avoid their third loss in a row. The Cubs are -171 favoriteš°s to snap out of their slide when the teams hit the field at Wrigley Field, with first pitch at 7:40 p.m. ET on MASN.
Chicago’s Javier Assad gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Patrick Corbin.
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Cubs and Nationals Betting Trends
The Cubs have put together a 40-37 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 51.9% ošØf those games).
Chicago has gone 15-3 (winning 83.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favošÆrites of -171 or shorter.
The Nationals have been underdogs in 124 games this sāeason and won 53 (42.7%) of those contests.
Washingź¦ton has entered 51 games this season as the underdog by +144 or more and is 20-ā31 in those contests.
In the 152 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Cubs, they have combined withš§ø opponeš³nts to go over the total 72 times (72-75-5).
The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 72 of their 1ź¦«52 games witź¦ŗh a total this season.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs are the 12šth-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.6 runs per gš¦ame (698 total).
Chicago averages 1.1 home runs pāer game to rank 19th in baseball with 162 total home runs.
ThšØe Cubs have the 14th-ranked batting average in the league (.243).
Chicago strikes out 8.5 times per game to rank 16th in MLBļ·½.
The Cubs pitching staāff ranks 13th in MLB with a coš¬llective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Chicago has the ninth-ranked team ERAā± across šØall MLB pitching staffs (3.82).
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Natiošnals hź¦ave scored 626 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Washington ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with šjust 127 home runs as a team.
The Nationals’ .242 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
Washington ranks fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an avāØerage of 7.5 Ks per cšontest.
The Nationals strike out 8.3 batteršs š»per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
Washington has the 24th-ranked ERAš (4.35) in the majors this season.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Assad makes thše start for the Cubs, his 28th of theš¹ season. He is 7-5 with a 3.27 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 137 2/3 innings pitched.
Ian Happš° leads Chicago in home runs with 25 and runs batted inš° with 85.
Nš¦¹ico Hoerner is batting .270 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .359 this season.
Cody Beāllšinger is slashing .268/.330/.435 this season for the Cubs.
Isaac Paredes is batting .236 with š an OBP of .347 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals wšill send Corbin (6-13) to the mounād for his 31st start this season.
C.J. Abrams paces thź¦°ź¦e Nationals with 20 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
Luis Garcia has a club-high 65 RBI and .280 batting averašøge.
Keibert Ruiz is hitting .230 with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 1š«6 walks.
Jacob Young is batting .255 with 23 došubles, a triple, three home runs and 28 šwalks.
Cubs and Nationals Injuries
Cubs: Julian Merryweather:ź©µ 15 Day IL (Knee), Hayden Wesneski: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Brennen Davis: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Luke Little: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Colten Brewer: 60 Day IL (Hand), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Nick Madrigal: 60 Day IL (Finger), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Nationals: Alex Call: 10 Day IL (Leg), Joan Adon: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), LšØš”uis Garcia: day-to-day (Wrist)
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