Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 6

Updated Apr. 6, 2024 4:01 p.m. ET

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jordan Wicks are the scheduled starters when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs meet on Saturday at Wrigley Field, at 4:05 PM ET. The Cubs are +131 moneyline underdogs for this matchup with the favorite Dodgers (-155). Los Angeles (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The over/under is 8 runs for the game.

Take a look at 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: Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 4:05 PM ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: Fox Sports 1

Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 6, Dodgers 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Dodgers 57%, Cubs 43%

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been favorites in 10 games this season and won seven (70%) of those contests.
• Los Angeles has entered nine games this season favored by -155 or more and is 6-3 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Dodgers, based on the moneyline, is 60.8%.
• The Cubs have won in two of the four contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Chicago has played as an underdog of +131 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 43.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

FINAL

LAD 4 · CHC 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Los Angeles Dodgers

LAD

-1.5

-155

o8

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+131

u8

Dodgers Player Insights

• Mookie Betts leads the Dodgers with five homers on the year. He's also hitting .447 with 11 RBI.
• In all of MLB, Betts is first in home runs and second in RBI.
• Betts carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, a triple, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Teoscar Hernandez has put up 14 runs batted in to pace his team.
• Including all major league hitters, Hernandez is second in home runs and first in RBI.
• Hernandez has two straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with a double, two home runs, a walk and 10 RBI.
• Freddie Freeman has two doubles, a home run and eight walks while hitting .382.
• Shohei Ohtani is batting .286 with four doubles, two home runs and three walks.
• Ohtani takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and four RBI.

Dodgers Team Props

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Cubs Player Insights

• Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with two long balls and runs batted in, driving in 11.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Suzuki ranks 16th in homers and second in RBI.
• Suzuki has collected a hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .450 with a double, two home runs, three walks and 11 RBI.
• Christopher Morel has racked up a team-high two home runs.
• Morel ranks 16th in homers and 67th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Ian Happ paces the Cubs with a team-high batting average of .370.
• Dansby Swanson leads the Cubs with two long balls.

Cubs Team Props

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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