Willson Contreras on Cubs' bench Thursday
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is not starting in Thursday's series finale versus right-hander Joe Musgrove and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Jonathan Lucroy is replacing Contreras behind the bag and batting fifth. Jose Quintana is the Cubs' starting pitcher.
numberFire's models expect Lucroy to score 7.6 FanDuel points on Thursday. He's priced at $2,300. The Cubs have an implied total of 4.68 runs in a game with an over/under of 9.0 runs.
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