The Los Angeles Angels and Chicago Cubs meet Monday in MLB action at Wrigley Field. Here’s a Cubs vs. Angels Prediction. This article will include a Cubs vs. Angels Pick.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 2-2 on the year and play the Mariners and Braves next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting .244 on the season, have a .386 OBP, and have a .474 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels pitching staff has a 3.44 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. Mike Trout leads the Los Angeles Angels with 6 hits and 3 RBI, while Jo Adell and Nolan Schanuel have combined for 10 hits and 6 RBI.
Ryan Johnson gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he was 1-1 with a 7.36 ERA and 16 strikeouts last season. This will be Johnson’s first career game against the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago Cubs Betting Preview
The Chicago Cubs are 1-2 on the year and play the Guardians and Rays next. The Chicago Cubs are batting .210 on the season and have a .304 OBP, and a .390 slugging percentage. The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has a 5.33 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Chicago Cubs with 4 hits and 2 RBI while Michael Busch and Ian Happ have combined for 7 hits and 5 RBI.
Edward Cabrera gets the ball for the Chicago Cubs, and he was 8-7 with a 3.53 ERA and 150 strikeouts last season. Cabrera is 1-0 with a 2.38 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Angels.
Why the Chicago Cubs will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last nine games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Cubs have won each of their last six night games against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games against NL Central opponents following a loss.
- The Cubs have covered the run line in each of their last four games following a home loss.
- The Cubs have led after 5 innings in 10 of their last 11 games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Cubs have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight home night games.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The underdogs have won three of the Cubs’ last four games at Wrigley Field.
- The Cubs have lost eight of their last nine Monday night games.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in four of the Cubs’ last five games at Wrigley Field.
- The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four night games against the Angels following a loss.
- The Cubs have lost the first inning in each of their last three games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in four of their last five night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have led after 5 innings in five of their last six night games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Cubs’ last seven home games against AL West opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Angels’ last six games as underdogs against the Cubs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last four home games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 10 of the Angels’ last 13 games as underdogs against National League opponents.
Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts
- Ian Happ has hit a home run in three of the Cubs’ last four home games.
- Edward Cabrera has recorded a win in four of his last five home appearances.
- Edward Cabrera has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his three previous appearances at Wrigley Field.
- Seiya Suzuki has recorded a Double in three of his last four home appearances.
- Seiya Suzuki has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 home appearances.
- Nico Hoerner ranks T2nd in the league in Steals (2) this season.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Zach Neto has hit a home run in four of his last five road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Adam Frazier has recorded a Double in three of his last four road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Anthony Rendon has recorded at least one hit in 20 of his last 21 road appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Mike Trout ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.650) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Cubs rank T27th in the league for home runs allowed this season (6).
- The Cubs rank T5th in the league for home runs this season (5).
- The Angels rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (9).
- The Angels rank 1st in the league for walks this season (28).
Cubs vs Angels Prediction
The Angels usually show flashes early in the season and then everybody gets hurt and they lose close to 100 games. We’ll see if this year is different. Johnson doesn’t have any real MLB innings under his belt so he’s not somebody I’m eager to back. Cabrera hasn’t really hit his stride yet, but the talent is there. It will be interesting to see if this is Cabrera’s real breakout season now that he’s out of Miami. Either way, there’s a talent gap between these teams and Cabrera is the more trustworthy arm. The Cubs should win. I’ll side with the Cubs and take the RL to shave down the juice.