At Wrigley Field on Friday, the Boston Red Sox (43-33) begin a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs (30-46), at 2:20 PM ET. Rich Hill (4-4) is the starter for the Red Sox, and Adrian Sampson for the Cubs. Despite playing on the road, the Red Sox are still a decent moneyline favorite (-131) over the Cubs (+110).
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Cubs vs Red Sox Game Lines: Moneyline, Spread, Total Runs
Cubs vs Red Sox Probable Starting Pitchers
Season Stats
| Rich Hill (LHP) |
|
Adrian Sampson (RHP) |
| 14 |
GS |
1 |
| 4-4 |
W-L |
0-0 |
| 4.23 |
ERA |
1.69 |
| 4.2 |
IP/Start |
5.0 |
| 1.288 |
WHIP |
0.844 |
| 7.5 |
K/9 |
8.4 |
Cubs Five Hottest Batters (Last 10 Games)
| Name |
BA |
Hits |
HRs |
RBI |
OPS |
| Nico Hoerner |
.500 |
19 |
1 |
7 |
1.166 |
| Patrick Wisdom |
.293 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
.990 |
| Christopher Morel |
.341 |
14 |
2 |
5 |
.933 |
| Willson Contreras |
.282 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
.866 |
| Rafael Ortega |
.286 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
.853 |
Cubs Record Splits
| Home |
Away |
Day |
Night |
Starting RHP |
Starting LHP |
| 15-26 |
15-20 |
13-17 |
17-29 |
22-34 |
8-12 |
Cubs vs Red Sox Recent Results
| Red Sox |
|
Cubs |
| 8 – 2 |
Record |
5 – 5 |
| 5.3 |
Runs Per Game |
6.1 |
| 3.8 |
Runs Allowed Per Game |
5.7 |
| 8-2-0 |
Record ATS |
5-5-0 |
| 8.39 |
K/9 |
10.33 |
Cubs Betting Tips
- The Cubs were named the moneyline underdog for one Sampson start this season — they lost.
- Chicago was the moneyline underdog in five of its last 10 games, and went 2-3 in those matchups.
- In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Cubs and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times.
- The Cubs are 20-32 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38.5% of those games).
- Chicago has gone 14-25 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer (35.9%).
- The Cubs have a 47.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
