Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/9/2021

The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres meet Wednesday in MLB action at Petco Park. The Cubs look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Padres need a win after losing seven of their last 10 games.

The Chicago Cubs have scored 15 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Cubs have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Kris Bryant leads the Cubs with 64 hits and 38 RBI while Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez have combined for 98 hits and 61 RBI. Jake Arrieta gets the ball, and he is 5-6 with a 5.26 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. Arrieta is 2-2 with a 5.25 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.

The San Diego Padres have scored 12 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last eight games. The Padres have lost six of their last seven games when scoring three or less runs. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 65 hits and 18 RBI while Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado have combined for 102 hits and 69 RBI. Yu Darvish gets the ball, and he is 6-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. This will be Darvish’s second career game against the Cubs.

The Cubs are 2-6 in their last 8 games as an underdog and 1-4 in their last 5 road games. The Padres are 16-5 in their last 21 home games and 19-9 in their last 28 overall. The under is 3-0-1 in Cubs last 4 Wednesday games. The over is 6-2 in Padres last 8 home games. The under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings. The over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in San Diego.

Jake Arrieta is looking more and more like a shell of himself and has been hit hard a lot this season. The Padres are having a rough week, but they still play their best at home and Darvish is in the running for a CY Young award. Darvish has allowed a combined nine earned runs in his last 34 innings. I’m not betting against that. Give me the Padres and the RL for max betting value.