Chicago Cubs (39-23, first in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (41-23, first in the AL Central)

Detroit; Friday, 6:10 p.m. CDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Ben Brown (3-3, 5.72 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.26 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -193, Cubs +160; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers open a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Detroit has gone 21-8 at home and 41-23 overall. Tigers hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks fifth in the AL.

Chicago has a 39-23 record overall and a 19-12 record on the road. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .262, the second-best team batting average in MLB play.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two

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