The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres meet Monday in MLB action from Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres prediction.
Chicago Cubs Team Preview
The Chicago Cubs come into this one fresh off of their series win over the Dodgers, taking Sunday’s series finale by a final count of 8-1. Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 12 hits including 3 doubles and a triple with a .333 batting average while Seiya Suzuki’s put up a team-high 12 RBIs with a pair of homers and a pair of doubles. Cody Bellinger and Dansby Swanson each have a pair of homers as well while Swanson and Suzuki share the Cubs’ lead with 9 strikeouts apiece this season. Javier Assad will get the start here and is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season.
Chicago Cubs Team Facts
- The Cubs have won each of their last six games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven road games against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last three night games at Petco Park.
- The Cubs have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Cubs have led after 7 innings in each of their last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
San Diego Padres Team Preview
The San Diego Padres will be out to bounce back from a 3-2 loss in Sunday’s series finale against San Francisco. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 14 hits including a team-high 4 doubles and 9 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has a team-high 3 home runs. Manny Machado has 2 homers with 2 doubles and 7 RBIs and Jurickson Profar has 4 doubles as well for the Padres this season. Yu Darvish is slated to get the start here and is 0-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season.
San Diego Padres Team Facts
- The Padres have won each of their last six night games against the Cubs following a loss.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Padres’ last six games.
- The Padres have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games.
- The Padres have trailed after 7 innings in four of their last six games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five night games between the Cubs and Padres.
Cubs vs Padres Prediction
I’m on the Cubs in this one. I think the only reason the Padres are favored here is that Yu Darvish is on the hill, and while Darvish has pitched well, the offense behind him and the batting order has been far from consistent. Javier Assad looked good in his debut, and the Cubs have been quietly one of the more impressive clubs at the plate up to this point in the year. I’ll take a shot on the Cubs to draw first blood in the series.