Padres vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 9

Updated Apr. 9, 2024 10:01 p.m. ET

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Xander Bogaerts and the San Diego Padres play the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday at PETCO Park. Ben Brown will start for Chicago, with first pitch at 10:05 PM ET. The favored Padres have -141 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Cubs, who are listed at +119. San Diego is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). An 8-run total is set in the matchup.

Check out everything you need 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: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 10:05 PM ET
• Where: PETCO Park in San Diego, California
• How to Watch on TV: SDPA

Padres vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 7, Padres 6
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Padres 54%, Cubs 46%

Padres vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Padres have won four of the eight games they've played as favorites this season.
• San Diego has entered three games this season favored by -141 or more and is 2-1 in those contests.
• The Padres have a 58.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Cubs have been victorious in three of the seven contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Chicago has been listed as an underdog of +119 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

CHC 5 · SD 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+120

O 8

San Diego Padres

SD

-1.5

-143

U 8

Padres Recent Betting Performance

• The Padres played as the moneyline favorite in seven of their last 10 games, and they went 3-4 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Padres combined with their opponents to go over the total four times.
• The Padres have gone 4-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games (nine of those games had a spread set by oddsmakers).

Padres Recent Stats

Padres Player Insights

• Fernando Tatis Jr. has hit a team-high four home runs.
• Tatis is fifth in homers and 29th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Tatis has collected a hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with a home run, three walks and four RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth's 11 runs batted in pace his team.
• Cronenworth ranks 92nd in homers in the majors, and seventh in RBI.
• Cronenworth heads into this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with a double, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
• Luis Campusano has accumulated a team-high batting average of .350.
• Ha-Seong Kim has two doubles, a triple, a home run and six walks while batting .208.
• Kim takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .167 with a triple, two walks and three RBI.

Padres Team Props

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Cubs Player Insights

• Seiya Suzuki paces the Cubs in home runs (two) and runs batted in (12).
• Suzuki's home run total puts him 27th in the majors, and he is third in RBI.
• Ian Happ is hitting .325 to lead the lineup.
• Happ ranks 192nd in home runs and 29th in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Christopher Morel leads the Cubs with two long balls.
• Dansby Swanson has swatted a team-high 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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