A series opener between the Oakland Athletics (65-85) and Chicago Cubs (76-73) is on deck Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET, at Wrigley Field.
The Athletics (+167 underdog moneyline odds to win) are away versus the Cubs (-202). The Chicago Cubs will give the start to Shota Imanaga (13-3, 3.03 ERA), who is looking for win No. 14 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to Joey Estes (7-7, 4.36 ERA).
The Cubs knocked off the Rockies by a 6-2 score in their last Game yesterday. Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI to lead them offensively while Kyle Hendricks got the win after throwing six innings, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out seven.
The Athletics lost to the White Sox yesterday, with JP Sears registering the loss while throwing six innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out four. Brent Rooker went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Athletics’ offense.
Get ready for the Cubs vs. Athletics with everything you need to know before Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cubs (-202, bet $202 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (+167, bet $100 to win $167)
- Over/under: 8
Cubs vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, September 16, 2024
- Game Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- TV Channel: Marquee Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cubs stats and trends
Cubs betting records
- This season, the Cubs have won 37 out of the 70 games, or 52.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Chicago has entered seven games this season favored by -202 or more, and won each of those games.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 66.9% chance to win.
- Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 70 of its 149 chances.
- The Cubs are 69-79-0 against the spread this season.
Shota Imanaga (Cubs probable starter)
- The Cubs will send Imanaga (13-3) out to make his 28th start of the season. He is 13-3 with a 3.03 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 160 1/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty last appeared on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he went seven innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- In 27 games this season, the 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.03, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .225 against him.
- Imanaga is trying to record his fifth quality start in a row in this game.
- Imanaga will look to go five or more innings for his 14th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.9 frames per outing.
- In eight of his 27 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 1179 total hits and 25th in MLB action with 607 runs scored. It has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.398) and ranks sixth in home runs (188) in all of MLB.
- The 31-year-old ranks seventh in ERA (3.03), seventh in WHIP (1.017), and 23rd in K/9 (8.9) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.
Cubs batting stats
- The Cubs rank 19th in Major League Baseball with 159 home runs.
- Fueled by 425 extra-base hits, Chicago ranks 16th in MLB with a .395 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
- Chicago ranks 13th in the majors with 683 total runs scored this season.
- The Cubs have an OBP of .317 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Chicago ranks 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have won in 52, or 40%, of the 130 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Oakland has a win-loss record of 11-18 when favored by +167 or worse by bookmakers this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 37.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 70 of its 150 opportunities.
- In 150 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 81-69-0 against the spread.
Joey Estes (Athletics probable starter)
- The Athletics will send Estes (7-7) out for his 22nd start of the season. He is 7-7 with a 4.36 ERA and 88 strikeouts through 117 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Thursday against the Houston Astros, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 22-year-old has put together a 4.36 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .242 to opposing hitters.
- Estes is looking to collect his ninth quality start of the year in this game.
- Estes has pitched five or more innings in a game 17 times this year heading into this outing.
- In three of his 22 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- He will face a Cubs offense that ranks 13th in the league with 683 total runs scored while batting .241 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .395 slugging percentage (16th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 159 home runs (19th in the league).
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics average 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB action with 188 total home runs.
- So far this year, Oakland’s .398 slugging percentage is 14th in the majors.
- The Athletics are 24th in the majors with a .234 batting average.
- The offense for Oakland is the No. 25 offense in MLB, scoring 4.0 runs per game (607 total runs).
- The Athletics’ .303 on-base percentage ranks 24th in baseball.
