The Arizona Diamondbacks (1-2) and Chicago Cubs (2-3) meet Sunday at Chase Field, with first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET on ARID and MARQ. The Diamondbacks are -118 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Cubs are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +159 odds.
Arizona’s Eduardo Rodriguez gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Matthew Boyd.
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Diamondbacks and Cubs Betting Trends (2024)
The Diamondbacks put together a 53-34 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 60.9% of those games).
In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -118 or shorter last year, Arizona finished with a record of 48-28 (63.2%).
Last season, the Cubs were the underdog 80 times and won 38, or 47.5%, of those games.
Last season, Chicago won 30 of its 64 games, or 46.9%, when it was the underdog by at least -101 on the moneyline.
The Diamondbacks played in 162 games with an over/under set, and combined with their opponents to go over the total 94 times (94-63-5).
The Cubs and their opponents hit the over in 75 of their 162 games with a total last season.
Diamondbacks Stats & Insights (2024)
Last season the Diamondbacks scored the most runs in baseball (886 total, 5.5 per game).
Arizona ranked fifth-best in the majors last season with 211 total home runs.
The Diamondbacks had an MLB-leading .263 batting average.
The team struck out 7.8 times per game, the seventh-fewest average in MLB.
The Diamondbacks pitching staff ranked 25th in the majors last season with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
Arizona had the 27th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.63).
Cubs Stats & Insights (2024)
The Cubs scored 736 runs (4.5 per game) last season, which ranked 12th in MLB.
Chicago hit 170 homers last season, which ranked 20th in the majors.
The Cubs had a team batting average of .242 last season, which ranked 17th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranked 14th in MLB in strikeouts per game at 8.4 whiffs per contest.
The Cubs struck out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
Chicago pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.79 last year, 10th-best in baseball.
Diamondbacks Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
Rodriguez will start for the Diamondbacks, his first of the season.
Last season, Ketel Marte hit .292 with 36 home runs and 95 RBI.
Corbin Carroll hit .231 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .428.
Josh Naylor finished with a .243 average and 108 RBI last season.
Eugenio Suarez collected 146 hits, posted an OBP of .319 and a .469 SLG.
Cubs Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
Boyd will make his first start of the season for the Cubs.
Nico Hoerner hit .273 last season with 35 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 44 walks.
Ian Happ had 25 home runs and 86 runs batted in a season ago.
Seiya Suzuki accumulated 145 hits with a batting average of .283 last season.
Dansby Swanson had 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 54 walks while hitting .242.
Diamondbacks and Cubs Injuries
Diamondbacks: Blaze Alexander: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Kendall Graveman: 15 Day IL (Back), Kevin Ginkel: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Walston: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Cubs: Vidal Brujan: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Tyson Miller: 15 Day IL (Hip), Javier Assad: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Ryan Brasier: 15 Day IL (Hip)
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