Rangers vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - March 30

Updated Mar. 30, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers will play Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Globe Life Field, at 7:05 PM ET. The Rangers are -125 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Cubs (+105). Texas is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +157 odds). The over/under for the contest has been set at 9.5 runs.

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

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Rangers vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 7:05 PM ET
• Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
• How to Watch on TV: MARQ

Rangers vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rangers 5, Cubs 2
• Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rangers 71%, Cubs 29%

Rangers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Rangers finished 69-49 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 58.5% of those games).
• In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -125 or shorter last year, Texas had a record of 57-37 (60.6%).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Rangers' implied win probability is 55.6%.
• Last season, the Cubs were the underdog 69 times and won 29, or 42%, of those games.

FINAL

CHC 2 · TEX 11

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+105

O 9.5

Texas Rangers

TEX

-1.5

-125

U 9.5

Rangers Player Insights

• Semien finished last season with 29 home runs, 100 RBI and a batting average of .276.
• Corey Seager posted a .327 average with 33 homers and 96 RBI.
• Adolis Garcia finished with a .245 average last season, with 39 home runs and 107 RBI.
• Jonah Heim collected 118 hits, posted an OBP of .317 and a .438 SLG.

Rangers Team Props

Learn more about this Rangers vs. Cubs matchup on Fox Sports.

Cubs Player Insights

• Bellinger hit 26 home runs and had 97 runs batted in last season, while racking up a batting average of .307.
• Nico Hoerner had 27 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 49 walks while hitting .283.
• Ian Happ hit .248 last season with 35 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 99 walks.
• Seiya Suzuki hit .285 with 31 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs and 59 walks.

Cubs Team Props

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

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