The Los Angeles Dodgers (10-11) continue their 7-game road trip with the 3rd game of a 4-game series against the Chicago Cubs (12-7). First pitch for this matchup is Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Dodgers vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Cubs lead 3-2.
The Cubs bounced back from a 6-2 series-opening loss to the Dodgers Thursday with a 13-0 win over Los Angeles Friday. LHP Drew Smyly took a perfect game into the 8th inning, and the offense homered 4 times in its 17 hits. They have won 5 of their last 6 games.
The Dodgers have lost 4 of their last 6 games. They mustered only 1 hit Friday, and LHP Julio Urias was chased from the game after only 3 1/3 innings, allowing 5 ER on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
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Dodgers at Cubs projected starters
RHP Dustin May vs. RHP Hayden Wesneski
May (1-1, 3.00 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 0.92 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 4.9 K/9 through 24 IP.
- After allowing combined 3 ER in 3 starts, allowed 5 ER in 5 2/3 IP in last outing
- Making 1st career appearance vs. Cubs
Wesneski (1-0, 6.23 ERA) makes his 4th start. He has a 1.77 WHIP, 6 BB and 11 K through 13 IP.
- Allowed 1 ER on 5 H and 0 BB with 7 K in 7 IP in last start
- Making 1st career appearance vs. Dodgers
Dodgers vs. Cubs odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Dodgers -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Cubs +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Dodgers -1.5 (+120) | Cubs +1.5 (-145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Dodgers at Cubs picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 10 Cubs 3
Moneyline
Before Friday, the Dodgers had been held to 1 or fewer runs 3 times. They won the following game each time.
These teams have alternated wins this season against one another, but the Dodgers are 12-3 against the Cubs in their last 15 meetings.
May’s last start is an anomaly based on his WHIP this season, but because the Dodgers have won by at least 2 runs in all but 1 of their victories, the better bet is the run line.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Of the Dodgers’ 10 wins this season, 9 have been by 2 or more runs.
In 3 other games after scoring 0 or 1 run, the Dodgers won all 3 following games by an average of 7.7 runs.
Five of the Cubs’ 7 losses have been by more than 1 run.
BET DODGERS -1.5 (+120).
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Over/Under
The Dodgers themselves have scored 10 or more runs in the 3 games that followed scoring 0 or 1 run so far this season.
Three of the Cubs’ last 5 games have had 10 or more total runs.
BET OVER 9 (+100).
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