The Chicago Cubs (7-10) continue with their 3-game road series against the Atlanta Braves (8-10) Wednesday night. First pitch is 7:20 p.m. ET at Trust Park. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cubs vs. Braves odds with MLB picks and predictions.
The Braves took the first game of the season series Tuesday.
The Braves won 3-1 Tuesday as SP Max Fried allowed only 1 run on 4 hits in 6 innings. It evened Atlanta’s record to 2-2 on the homestand.
The Cubs lost their second straight game and for their sixth time in their last 7 games.
Cubs at Braves projected starters
RHP Mark Leiter Jr. vs. RHP Charlie Morton
Leiter (0-1, 11.05 ERA) makes his third start. He has a 1.91 WHIP, 6 BB and 7 K in 7 1/3 IP.
- Allowed 2 R, 3 H, 2 BB in 4 innings in his last start. The Cubs have lost both his starts this season.
- In 1 career start against the Braves, he’s 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA, allowing 3 R on 9 H in 6 1/3 innings.
Morton (1-2, 6.32 ERA) makes his fourth start. He has a 1.53 WHIP, 7 BB and 14 K in 15 2/3 IP.
- Since winning his first start where he allowed 2 R in 5 1/3 innings, he has given up 9R on 15 H in 10 1/3 innings over his 2 last starts.
- Making his 16th career start against the Cubs. He is 4-6 with a 5.27 ERA against them.
Cubs at Braves odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:52 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Cubs +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Braves -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cubs +1.5 (-120) | Braves -1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -102 | U: -122)
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Cubs at Braves picks and predictions
Prediction
Cubs 6, Braves 5
Money line
The Cubs have not scored more than 3 runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The other game was a 21-run explosion against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Morton has struggled in his last 2 starts.
The Braves’ bullpen did not allow a run in 3 innings of work Tuesday, but have MLB’s sixth-highest bullpen ERA at 4.19, while the Cubs’ bullpen has the fourth-lowest at 2.47.
The Cubs have picked up a win in every series this season. With a big pitching matchup in the series finale, this game seems the most likely for them to get the W. Take the CUBS (+170).
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Run line/Against the spread
The Cubs have covered the spread only once in their last 6 games, but are 8-3 ATS as an underdog this season, including their failure to cover Tuesday.
The Braves are 7-11 ATS this season and 4-8 ATS as the favorite. Only once this season have they covered the spread in consecutive games, doing so in 3 straight from April 15-17.
Take the CUBS +1.5 (-120).
Over/Under
The two teams combined for only 4 runs in the series opener Tuesday.
Two of Morton’s 3 starts this season have had 13-run totals. The totals in Leiter’s 2 starts have been 15 and 7.
Three of the Braves’ last 4 losses have had totals of 9 or more runs.
Only three of the Cubs’ last 8 games have had 9 or more runs, but Wednesday I LEAN OVER 8.5 (-102).
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