Padres vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 8

Updated Apr. 8, 2024 9:01 p.m. ET

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Yu Darvish will try to shut down Cody Bellinger and company when the San Diego Padres take on the Chicago Cubs on Monday at 9:40 PM ET, at PETCO Park. Bookmakers list the Padres as -135 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Cubs +115 moneyline odds. The total for the game is set at 7.5 runs.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Padres-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Padres vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

• When: Monday, April 8, 2024 at 9:40 PM ET
• Where: PETCO Park in San Diego, California
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Padres vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 6, Padres 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Padres 58%, Cubs 42%

Padres vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• This season, the Padres have been favored seven times and won three of those games.
• San Diego has entered four games this season favored by -135 or more and is 2-2 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Padres, based on the moneyline, is 57.4%.
• The Cubs have won in three of the six contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Chicago has been listed as an underdog of +115 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 46.5% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

CHC 8 · SD 9

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+117

O 7.5

San Diego Padres

SD

-1.5

-137

U 7.5

Padres Player Insights

• Fernando Tatis Jr.'s three dingers in 2024 are the most on the Padres. He's also knocked in six runs while hitting .289.
• Of all hitters in the majors, Tatis is seventh in homers and 50th in RBI.
• Tatis has collected a hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with two walks and two RBI.
• Luis Campusano is batting .351 with three doubles and a home run.
• Manny Machado is batting .196 with two doubles, two home runs and six walks.
• Machado has at least one base hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .105 with a walk.
• Jake Cronenworth has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with nine runs batted in.

Padres Team Props

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Cubs Player Insights

• Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-leading two home runs and has driven in 12 runs.
• In all of MLB, Suzuki is 24th in homers and second in RBI.
• Ian Happ is batting .333 to lead the lineup.
• Happ ranks 181st in homers and 50th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Christopher Morel leads the Cubs with two long balls.
• Dansby Swanson has swatted a team-leading 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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