Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 5

Kyle Hendricks will aim to shut down Freddie Freeman and company when the Chicago Cubs play the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday at 2:20 PM ET, at Wrigley Field. The favored Dodgers have -184 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Cubs, who are listed at +154. Los Angeles is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). The contest's total has been set at 7.5 runs.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Dodgers-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Dodgers vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: MARQ

Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 9, Dodgers 8
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Dodgers 53%, Cubs 47%

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• This season, the Dodgers have won seven out of the nine games in which they've been favored.
• Los Angeles is 5-2 this season when entering a game favored by -184 or more on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have a 64.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Cubs have won in one of the three contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have assigned Chicago this season with a +154 moneyline set for this game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 39.4% chance of pulling out a win.

Dodgers Player Insights

• Mookie Betts paces the Dodgers with five home runs and 11 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .485.
• Betts ranks first in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Betts takes a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, four walks and two RBI.
• Teoscar Hernandez has two doubles, four home runs and three walks while hitting .257.
• Hernandez ranks second in homers and second in RBI in the majors.
• Freeman has two doubles, a home run and five walks while batting .375.
• Will Smith is batting .406 with three doubles and three walks.

Dodgers Team Props

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Cubs Player Insights

• Christopher Morel has launched a team-best two home runs.
• Morel's home run total puts him 14th in the big leagues, and he ranks 56th in RBI.
• Morel has collected a hit in six straight games. During his last six outings he is batting .375 with a triple, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki been a consistent power bat this season, as he paces his team with two home runs and eight RBI.
• Suzuki ranks 14th overall in homers and eighth in RBI this year.
• Cody Bellinger is batting .208 with a double, a home run and four walks.
• Ian Happ leads the team in batting average with a mark of .391.

Cubs Team Props

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