- The Cubs are -160 favorites vs the Athletics
- Cubs starting pitcher: Justin Steele
- Athletics starting pitcher: Mason Miller
- Watch the game on NBCS-CA
The Chicago Cubs (-160) visit Oakland Coliseum to take on the Oakland Athletics (+135) on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. First pitch is scheduled for 3:37pm EDT in Oakland.
The Cubs are the betting favorite in this game, with the run line sitting at -1.5 (+105).
The Cubs vs Athletics Over/Under is 7 total runs for the game.
This season, the Cubs are 10-6 against the spread (ATS), while the Athletics are 7-11 ATS.
Cubs vs. Athletics Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Cubs | -1.5 +105 | O 7 +100 | -160 |
| Athletics | +1.5 -130 | U 7 -120 | +135 |
Cubs vs Athletics Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cubs will win Wednesday‘s MLB matchup with 60.2% confidence.
This prediction factors in starting pitchers, recent team and player hitting performances, the last 5 games for both the Cubs and Athletics and up-to-date player injuries.
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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cubs players for Wednesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Cubs Player Prop Bets Today:
- Cody Bellinger has hit the Runs Over in 8 of his last 9 games (+10.10 Units / 111% ROI)
- Patrick Wisdom has hit the Runs Over in 10 of his last 13 games (+9.95 Units / 75% ROI)
- Cody Bellinger has hit the Total Bases Over in his last 8 games (+8.30 Units / 68% ROI)
- Cody Bellinger has hit the Hits Over in his last 8 games (+8.00 Units / 54% ROI)
- Ian Happ has hit the Total Bases Over in 12 of his last 16 games (+7.45 Units / 33% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Athletics players for Wednesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Athletics Player Prop Best Bets Today:
- Tony Kemp has hit the Hits Under in his last 6 games at home (+8.05 Units / 134% ROI)
- Tony Kemp has hit the Total Bases Under in 8 of his last 9 games (+8.05 Units / 64% ROI)
- Esteury Ruiz has hit the Singles Over in 9 of his last 11 games (+7.90 Units / 66% ROI)
- Aledmys Diaz has hit the Hits Under in 9 of his last 14 games (+7.25 Units / 46% ROI)
- Ryan Noda has hit the Singles Over in 5 of his last 6 games (+7.00 Units / 117% ROI)
Athletics vs Cubs Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Bellinger | 0.5 +425 | 0.5 -800 |
| Eric Hosmer | 0.5 +800 | 0.5 -3000 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 0.5 +375 | 0.5 -700 |
| Nico Hoerner | 0.5 +850 | 0.5 -5000 |
| Tucker Barnhart | 0.5 +1150 | 0.5 |
Athletics vs Cubs Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Bellinger | 0.5 -185 | 0.5 +140 |
| Eric Hosmer | 0.5 -190 | 0.5 +145 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 0.5 -140 | 0.5 +105 |
| Nico Hoerner | 1.5 +175 | 1.5 -250 |
| Tucker Barnhart | 0.5 -120 | 0.5 -105 |
Athletics vs Cubs RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Bellinger | 0.5 +150 | 0.5 -200 |
| Eric Hosmer | 0.5 +260 | 0.5 -350 |
| Patrick Wisdom | 0.5 +190 | 0.5 -250 |
| Nico Hoerner | 0.5 +220 | 0.5 -300 |
| Tucker Barnhart | 0.5 +280 | 0.5 -400 |
Athletics vs Cubs Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Steele | 6.5 +100 | 6.5 -130 |
Cubs Best Bets Today:
- The Chicago Cubs have covered the Run Line in 10 of their last 12 games (+9.20 Units / 62% ROI)
- The Chicago Cubs have hit the Moneyline in 9 of their last 12 games (+7.60 Units / 53% ROI)
- The Chicago Cubs have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 7 of their last 11 games (+5.80 Units / 45% ROI)
- The Chicago Cubs have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 8 of their last 11 games (+5.20 Units / 42% ROI)
- The Chicago Cubs have hit the Team Total Under in 6 of their last 9 games (+2.60 Units / 25% ROI)
Athletics Best Bets Today:
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Over in 10 of their last 15 games (+5.55 Units / 33% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 6 of their last 8 games (+4.50 Units / 54% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Team Total Under in 4 of their last 5 games (+3.15 Units / 58% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 3 of their last 8 games (+2.70 Units / 34% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 7 of their last 11 games at home (+2.55 Units / 20% ROI)
Cubs Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Cubs have gone 11-5 against the Run Line (+6.55 Units / 32.59% ROI).
- 10-6 when betting on the Moneyline for +5.35 Units / 28.61% ROI
- 8-8 when betting on the total runs Over for -0.9 Units / -5.11% ROI
- 8-8 when betting on the total runs Under for -0.95 Units / -5.38% ROI
Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Athletics have gone 7-11 against the Run Line (-5.7 Units / -27.67% ROI).
- 3-15 when betting on the Moneyline for -9.9 Units / -55% ROI
- 11-6 when betting on the total runs Over for +4.15 Units / 20.6% ROI
- 6-11 when betting on the total runs Under for -5.95 Units / -30.51% ROI
Cubs Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents have a groundball rate of 78% (14/18) against Justin Steele in two-strike counts this season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 46% — 98th Percentile.
Right-handed batters are hitting just .100 (5-for-50) against Justin Steele this season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .255 — 98th Percentile.
Justin Steele has thrown inside pitches 56% of the time (40/72) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 32% — 100th Percentile.
Opponents have a groundball rate of 60% (28/47) against Justin Steele this season — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44% — 96th Percentile.
Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
James Kaprielian has an ERA of 11.30 (14.1 IP)this season — 4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: 4.46 — second Percentile.
Opponents have a groundball batting average of .583 (7 GB hits out of 12 GBs) against James Kaprielian this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: .247 — 0 Percentile.
James Kaprielian has walked 41 of 314 right-handed batters (13%) since last season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 71 total IP; League Avg: 7% — 0 Percentile.
Opponents are hitting just .250 (17-for-68) against James Kaprielian on the first pitch of at-bats since last season — tied for 7th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 71 total IP; League Avg: .340 — 95th Percentile.
Cubs Keys to the Game vs. the Athletics
The Cubs are just 22-11 (.667) when totaling 5 or more extra base hits since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .805.
The Cubs are just 35-21 (.625) when totaling 5 or more extra base hits since the 2021 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .810.
The Cubs are 5-4 (.556) when scoring 4 or fewer runs this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .271.
The Cubs are just 64-12 (.842) when leading entering the 7th inning since the 2022 season — 9th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .881.
Athletics Keys to the Game vs. the Cubs
The Athletics are just 2-9 (.182) at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .485.
The Athletics are just 3-13 (.188) when allowing 5 or more extra base hits this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .539.
The Athletics are just 46-14 (.767) when leading entering the 7th inning since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .881.
The Athletics are just 56-6 (.903) when leading entering the 9th inning since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .955.
Cubs Hitting Stats & Trends
The Cubs are batting .310 on the road this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .247.
Cubs hitters have an OPS of .867 (300 PA’s) on the road this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .725.
Cubs hitters have an OPS of .647 (339 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .507.
The Cubs are batting .363 on the first pitch of at-bats since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .337.
Athletics Hitting Stats & Trends
Athletics hitters have an OBP of just .280 (4,861 PA’s) against RHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .311.
Athletics hitters are slugging just .164 on pitches out of the zone since the 2021 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .210.
Athletics hitters have an OBP of just .280 (3,297 PA’s) at home since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .317.
Athletics hitters have an OPS of just .625 (4,861 PA’s) against RHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .706.
Cubs Pitching Stats & Trends
Cubs pitchers have a strikeout rate of 47% with two-strikes this season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Opponents have a groundball rate of 47% against Cubs pitchers this season — 5th highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Cubs pitchers have an ERA of 2.63 (61.2 IP) on the road this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: 4.32.
Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .193 against Cubs pitchers this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .247.
Athletics Pitching Stats & Trends
Athletics pitchers have an ERA of 9.47 (57.0 IP) on the road this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.32.
Athletics pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 17% this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.
The Athletics have allowed 8.57 runs per game (60/7) on the road this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.48.
Athletics pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 34% with two-strikes this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Athletics vs. Cubs Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets
- Ramón Laureano (Athletics): Hamstring, D10
- Trevor May (Athletics): Personal, D15
- Dany Jiménez (Athletics): Shoulder, D60
- Kirby Snead (Athletics): Shoulder, D60
- Domingo Acevedo (Athletics): Back, D15
- Drew Rucinski (Athletics): Undisclosed, D15
- Manuel Piña (Athletics): Wrist, D10
- Brent Rooker (Athletics): Hamstring, Day-to-Day
- Seth Brown (Athletics): Oblique, D10
- Paul Blackburn (Athletics): Finger, D15
- Frederic Tarnok (Athletics): Undisclosed, D60
- Ethan Roberts (Cubs): Elbow, D60
- Codi Heuer (Cubs): Elbow, D60
- Kyle Hendricks (Cubs): Shoulder, D15
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