Cubs vs Phillies Betting Odds
When: July 22, 2022, at 7:05 p.m. EDT
Venue: Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA
Cubs vs Phillies Betting Preview
A National League battle begins Friday night when the Chicago Cubs (35-27, 17-25 away) visit the Philadelphia Phillies (49-43, 24-21 home). The Cubs are out of it, but the Phillies currently occupy the final NL Wild Card spot. This game will air live on Apple TV+.
Patrick Wisdom has been mashing for Chicago as he leads the team with 17 home runs and 46 RBIs. Nico Hoerner has a team high .307 batting average this season. The Cubs are hitting .244 and the pitching staff has combined for a 4.58 ERA and 1.35 WHIP.
Kyle Schwarber has been mashing this season as he has hit a team high 29 home runs and knocked in 58 RBIs. Alec Bohm leads the way with a .276 batting average. Philadelphia is batting .246 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.69 ERA and 1.21 WHIP.
Cubs vs Phillies Betting Trends
Cubs
- Chi Cubs are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
- Chi Cubs are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games against Philadelphia.
- Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
- Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 5 games played on a Friday.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 5 games played on a Friday when on the road.
Phillies
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia’s last 11 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games against Chi Cubs.
- Philadelphia are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home.
- Philadelphia are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division.
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Cubs vs Phillies Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Chicago avoided the home sweep with a 3-2 win over the Mets on Sunday. New York was leading 2-1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but the Cubs scored two runs and got the win. Nico Hoerner went 3-4 with one RBI in the win. Rowan Wick improved to 2-5, Drew Smith fell to 1-3 and Drew Robertson saved his 13th game of the season.
Philadelphia entered the All-Star Break with a 4-0-win Miami to finish off the sweep. The Phillies scored all four runs in the top of the fourth and used strong pitching to get the win. Alec Bohm went 2-4 with one double, one RBI and one run scored in the win. Aaron Nola went 6-7, Trevor Rogers fell to 4-9 and Jose Alvarado saved his first game of 2022.
Pitching Matchup: Justin Steele (3-6, 4.15 ERA, 1.41 WHIP) vs Kyle Gibson (5-3, 4.35 ERA, 1.20 WHIP)