Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 7

Updated Apr. 7, 2024 2:01 p.m. ET

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will meet on Sunday at Wrigley Field, at 2:20 PM ET, with Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger among those expected to step up at the plate. The Dodgers are the favorite in this one, at -113, while the underdog Cubs have -106 odds to play spoiler. Los Angeles is a 1.5-run favorite (at +147 odds). The total is 8.5 runs for this 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.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs Highlights

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Dodgers vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 2:20 PM ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: SportsNet LA

Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 4, Dodgers 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Dodgers 54%, Cubs 46%

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• This season, the Dodgers have been favored 11 times and won eight, or 72.7%, of those games.
• Los Angeles has a record of 8-3, a 72.7% win rate, when favored by -113 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.1% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
• The Cubs have been victorious in two of the five contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This year, Chicago has won two of five games when listed as at least -106 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 51.5% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

LAD 1 · CHC 8

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Los Angeles Dodgers

LAD

-1.5

-114

O 8.5

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

-106

U 8.5

Dodgers Player Insights

• Betts leads the Dodgers with five homers on the year. He's also hitting .415 with 11 RBI.
• In all of the majors, Betts ranks first in homers and third in RBI.
• Teoscar Hernandez has totaled 14 runs batted in to pace his team.
• Hernandez ranks second in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Shohei Ohtani is hitting .304 with four doubles, two home runs and four walks.
• Ohtani has at least one base hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Freddie Freeman is batting .333 with two doubles, a home run and eight walks.

Dodgers Team Props

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Cubs Player Insights

• Seiya Suzuki paces the Cubs with two long balls and runs batted in, driving in 11.
• Suzuki's home run total places him 19th in the majors, and he ranks third in RBI.
• Ian Happ's .355 batting average paces his team.
• Happ is 174th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 39th in RBI.
• Christopher Morel has two home runs, best in the lineup.
• Dansby Swanson leads the Cubs with two home runs.

Cubs Team Props

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

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