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The Arizona Diamondbacks (50-48) and Chicago Cubs (47-52) square off in the second game of a three-game series at Wrigley Field on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.

The Cubs take on the Diamondbacks (-137) as a home underdog (+116). In an attempt to win their seventh game of the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send the ball to Zac Gallen (6-5, 3.87 ERA), while the Cubs will go to Kyle Hendricks (2-7, 6.78 ERA).

Following yesterday’s 5-2 Diamondbacks victory over the Cubs, these clubs will play again. The Diamondbacks’ Ryne Nelson (5.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 9 K) took the win, and their best player was Gabriel Moreno (3-for-5 with a double and an RBI). For the Cubs, Justin Steele (4.2 IP, 5 R, 9 H, 6 K) took the loss.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of this Diamondbacks vs. Cubs game on Saturday, including where to watch.

Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting Stats and Trends: Arizona

Here are the Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting stats and trends for Arizona.

Diamondbacks betting records

• The Diamondbacks have won 25 of their 44 games as favorites this season, or 56.8% of the total.
• Arizona has won 60% of its games this season when they are at least -137 moneyline favorites.
• With the moneyline they have established for this game, sportsbooks are implying that the Diamondbacks have a 57.8% chance of winning.
• 52 of Arizona’s 98 opportunities have had their games go beyond the total.
• In 97 chances this season, the Diamondbacks are 48-49-0 against the spread.

Zac Gallen (Diamondbacks probable starter)

• For the Diamondbacks, Gallen gets the start, his 16th of the year. In 76 2/3 innings pitched, he has a 3.87 ERA, 76 strikeouts, and a 6-5 record.
• In his final appearance, the right-hander pitched 3 2/3 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up six earned runs and nine hits.
• In 15 games this season, the 28-year-old has compiled a 3.87 ERA, 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, and a batting average of.247 against opposing batters.
• Gallen is attempting to record his eighth successful season start.
• This season, Gallen has had 12 starts where he pitched five innings or more.
• This season, he has made five outings where he has allowed his opponents to score 0 earned runs.
• With a combined batting average of.235, the opposition Cubs offense ranks 17th in the league with 776 hits and 17th in MLB play with 417 runs scored. In all of MLB, it ranks 21st in home runs (100) and 22nd in slugging percentage (.381).

Diamondbacks batting stats

• The Diamondbacks are 17th in the league with 102 home runs this season.
• The Arizona hitting squad has a collective team slugging percentage of.410, which ranks seventh in the major leagues.
• Among MLB clubs, the Diamondbacks rank fourth with a team batting average of.255 this season.
• With 487 runs scored this season, Arizona has the second-highest run total in the majors.
• This season, the Diamondbacks had the fifth-best OBP in Major League Baseball (.327).
• Arizona ranks 10th in the league with an average of 7.9 strikeouts per game this season, making them one of the most disciplined teams at the plate.

Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting Stats and Trends: Chicago

Here are the Diamondbacks vs Cubs Betting stats and trends for Chicago.

Cubs betting records

• In 25 games this year, or 45.5% of the 55 that they were picked as heavy favorites, the Cubs have prevailed.
• In games where bookies favor Chicago by +116 or worse on the moneyline, Chicago has a mark of 12-11.
• The moneyline for this game indicates that the Cubs have an expected winning chance of 46.3%.
• This season, Chicago has outperformed the total set by bookmakers in 43 out of 99 instances.
• This season, the Cubs had a 44-54-0 record against the spread.

Kyle Hendricks (Cubs probable starter)

• For the Cubs, Hendricks gets the start—his 13th of the year. In 70 1/3 innings pitched, he has a 6.78 ERA, 50 strikeouts, and a record of 2-7.
  The right-hander allowed five hits and pitched seven scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals in his most recent appearance on Saturday, July 13.
• In 17 games this season, the 34-year-old has a 6.78 ERA, 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, and a batting average of.302 against opposing hitters.
• Hendricks has made two strong starts so far this season going into this one.
• Hendricks is going to attempt to record his sixth game of five innings or more this year. Each outing, he is pitching 4.1 innings on average.
• This season, in four of his outings, he has limited his opponents to zero earned runs.
• With 845 total hits (on a.255 batting average), the Diamondbacks offense is sixth in the league when he takes them on. In addition, the group hits a combined.410, good for ninth place in the league, with 102 home runs (17th in MLB play).
• Hendricks has thrown 4 1/3 innings in his career against the Diamondbacks, giving up seven earned runs on five hits and striking out three.

Cubs batting stats

• With 100 home runs, the Cubs are twenty-first in MLB play. Every game, they average 1.0.
• Chicago is slugging.381, good for 22nd place in baseball this season.
• The Cubs’.235 batting average ranks them 21st in MLB.
• At 4.2 runs per game on average (417 total), Chicago ranks 17th in MLB for scoring.
• The Cubs rank 13th in the majors with an on-base percentage of.313.