Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs MLB Betting Lines

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The Phillies will play the Cubs on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 8:05 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

Phillies - Z. Eflin - R
Cubs - A. Alzolay - R

Learn more about MLB Betting with our handy tutorial and guide. We explain money line, total and run line bets. Plus, a great discussion about exotic bets like MLB Baseball parlays and props.

**Best Money Line Bets**
Underdog Philadelphia Phillies	Favorite Chicago Cubs
+101 Sb3gen1	-111 Sb3gen1
-105 Sb3gen3	-113 Sb3gen2
-107 Sb3gen2	-115 Sb3gen3

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite Chicago Cubs has a minus value. Lay $111 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Philadelphia Phillies has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $101.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
7.5o +108 Sb3gen1	7.5u -120 Sb3gen2
7.5o +100 Sb3gen2	7.5u -120 Sb3gen3
7.5o +100 Sb3gen3	7.5u -128 Sb3gen1

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen1 has the best over line of 7.5 points laying $100 to win $108. Sb3gen2 has the best under line of 7.5 u -120.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Philadelphia Phillies	Favorite Chicago Cubs
+1.5 -210 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +185 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -215 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +180 Sb3gen3
+1.5 -220 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +175 Sb3gen2

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Thursday. Sb3gen1 has the best favorite Chicago Cubs run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen2 has the best underdog Philadelphia Phillies run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

Latest World Series odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the tournament here. See past Championship results and learn how to bet World Series teasers, props and parlays.

Philadelphia Phillies World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Philadelphia Phillies	+5500

Cached 2021-08-02 19:53:06
Chicago Cubs World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Chicago Cubs	+25000

Cached 2021-08-02 19:53:06

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Philadelphia Phillies	48	48	0.500	12.5	28-18	20-30	W1	6-4
Chicago Cubs	48	50	0.490	13.5	29-17	19-33	W1	5-5

Philadelphia Phillies Batting Stats

**2021 Philadelphia Phillies Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Rhys Hoskins 1B	95	54	81	21	58	43	101	0.231
Andrew McCutchen CF	90	49	69	17	52	57	83	0.229
Alec Bohm 3B	86	38	74	6	41	24	86	0.243
Brad Miller 3B	79	28	40	9	25	24	64	0.235
J.T. Realmuto C	76	37	70	10	39	34	71	0.269
Bryce Harper RF	75	50	78	15	35	41	76	0.287
Jean Segura SS	69	36	84	5	32	20	43	0.312
Odubel Herrera CF	64	33	56	6	26	15	45	0.241
Ronald Torreyes 2B	50	18	42	3	22	11	19	0.278
Didi Gregorius SS	48	21	38	8	27	11	38	0.216
Nick Maton 2B	47	15	30	2	13	9	38	0.265
Andrew Knapp C	46	9	17	2	11	9	39	0.162

Chicago Cubs Batting Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kris Bryant 3B	88	54	81	16	48	36	85	0.262
Javier Baez SS	87	48	80	22	64	15	127	0.248
Willson Contreras C	87	38	69	14	33	39	92	0.238
Anthony Rizzo 1B	87	37	73	11	35	34	56	0.241
Ian Happ CF	85	27	44	9	25	36	83	0.177
Eric Sogard 3B	78	16	42	1	12	9	30	0.249
Jason Heyward RF	74	27	46	6	19	23	53	0.204
Joc Pederson LF	73	35	59	11	39	22	74	0.230
Jake Marisnick CF	61	17	26	5	22	9	40	0.218
Patrick Wisdom 3B	50	26	37	14	25	10	62	0.262
David Bote 2B	49	16	29	5	23	13	36	0.201
Rafael Ortega LF	41	7	23	2	7	6	23	0.274

Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Stats

**2021 Philadelphia Phillies Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Zack Wheeler SP	20	8	5	0	0	132.2	160	1.01	2.37
Jose Alvarado RP	38	6	0	3	11	35.1	47	1.64	4.33
Aaron Nola SP	19	6	6	0	0	106.2	131	1.23	4.64
Connor Brogdon RP	39	5	2	1	8	38.0	32	1.21	3.79
Archie Bradley RP	29	4	1	1	5	27.0	15	1.48	3.00
Ranger Suarez RP	25	4	3	3	0	39.0	39	0.82	1.15
Zach Eflin SP	18	4	7	0	0	105.2	99	1.25	4.17
Vince Velasquez SP	19	3	4	0	0	77.1	81	1.38	5.00
Brandon Kintzler RP	26	2	1	0	2	25.2	18	1.75	7.36
Chase Anderson SP	11	2	4	0	0	38.0	29	1.61	7.34
Hector Neris RP	41	1	5	12	1	38.1	48	1.30	4.93
Sam Coonrod SP	27	1	2	2	7	28.0	30	1.29	4.18

Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Kyle Hendricks SP	20	12	4	0	0	117.1	87	1.26	3.61
Zach Davies SP	21	6	6	0	0	102.2	70	1.49	4.30
Jake Arrieta SP	17	5	9	0	0	74.1	66	1.64	6.30
Alec Mills SP	19	4	3	1	0	52.1	46	1.43	4.64
Adbert Alzolay SP	17	4	10	0	0	88.1	91	1.11	4.58
Rex Brothers RP	38	3	2	1	8	36.0	58	1.17	4.25
Keegan Thompson SP	26	3	2	1	1	39.2	41	1.26	2.27
Trevor Williams SP	12	3	2	0	0	52.1	55	1.62	5.68
Justin Steele RP	11	2	0	0	1	13.1	21	1.05	2.03
Dan Winkler RP	38	1	2	0	6	33.1	35	1.29	2.70
Craig Kimbrel RP	37	1	3	22	0	35.1	61	0.68	0.51
Dillon Maples RP	21	1	0	0	0	25.0	35	1.00	1.80

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