Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - March 19

Updated Mar. 18, 2025 9:00 p.m. ET

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Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome, at 6:10 a.m. ET. Oddsmakers list the Dodgers as -149 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Cubs +125 moneyline odds. Los Angeles is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total is 8 runs for the matchup.

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Los Angeles Dodgers LAD

10:10 AM

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Chicago Cubs CHC

LAD -150 CHC +126

Take a look at everything you need 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: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 6:10 a.m. ET
• Where: Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
• How to Watch on TV: Fox Sports 1

Dodgers vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Dodgers 4, Cubs 2
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Dodgers 70%, Cubs 30%

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Dodgers were the moneyline favorite 154 total times last season. They went 99-55 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -149 or shorter last year, Los Angeles finished with a record of 64-37 (63.4%).
• The Dodgers have a 59.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Cubs won 38, or 47.5%, of the 80 games they played as underdogs last season.

Wed 10:10 AM

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RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Los Angeles Dodgers

LAD

-1.5

-150

O 8

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+126

U 8

Dodgers Player Insights

• Ohtani hit 54 home runs last season, drove in 130 runs and posted a .310 batting average.
• Freddie Freeman collected 153 hits, posted an OBP of .378, and a .476 SLG.
• Mookie Betts finished with a .289 average, 19 home runs and 75 RBI last season.
• Teoscar Hernandez collected 160 hits, posted an OBP of .339 and a .501 SLG.

Dodgers Team Props

Cubs Player Insights

• Happ had 25 home runs and 86 runs batted in last season.
• Seiya Suzuki had a .283 batting average with 145 hits.
• Dansby Swanson hit .242 last season with 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 54 walks.
• Kyle Tucker hit .289 with 13 doubles, 23 home runs and 56 walks.

Cubs Team Props

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