The Atlanta Braves begin their road trip to the NL Central as they visit the Chicago Cubs. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Cubs prediction and pick.
The Braves begin their three-game series with the Cubs after playing a doubleheader on Monday. They were still in Atlanta for the doubleheader against the Padres. The game sees them send Reynaldo Lopez to the mound. He is 2-1 with a 1.34 ERA. In game two of the series, it will be Chris Sale bringing his 6-1 record and 2.54 ERA to the mound.
Meanwhile, the Cubs will have an off game at home before game one. They just finished a four-game series with the Pirates. In those games, thye struggled to score, losing three of four. In those four games, they scored just ten runs.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Braves-Cubs Odds
Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (+112)
Moneyline: -130
Chicago Cubs: +1.5 (-134)
Moneyline: +110
Over: 10.5 (+100)
Under: 10.5 (-122)
How to Watch Braves vs. Cubs
Time: 7:40 PM ET/ 3:40 PM PT
TV: TBS
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Braves Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Braves are 19th in the majors in runs scored while sitting seventh in batting average, and seventh in on-base percentage. and eighth in slugging. Marcell Ozuna is leading the way for this offense. He is hitting .323 on the season with a .398 on-base percentage. Ozuna has eight doubles, and 12 home runs this year, good for 41 RBIs. He also has scored 24 times this year. Leading the team in scoring runs this year is Ronald Acuna Jr. He is hitting .242 on the year with a .354 on-base percentage/ Acuna has six doubles and three home runs, good for 11 RBIs. Still, the best part of his game is the 14 stolen bases and 34 runs scored.
Matt Olson is also having a solid year. He is hitting .222 on the year with a .326 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, a triple, and five home runs this year leading to 23 RBIs. Olson has also scored 17 times. Ozzie Labies also is driving in runs. Albies has 20 RBIs on the year while hitting .279. He has had three home runs and has scored 21 times in the year.
The Braves are ninth in ERA, tenth in WHIP, and 14th in opponent batting average. It will be Charlie Morton on them out for the Braves in this one. He is 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Last time out, Morton struggled. He gave up four runs, three earned in just three innings of work against the Cubs. current members of the Cubs have hit .266 lifetime against Morton, with a home run and ten RBIs in 79 at-bats.
Why The Cubs Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Cubs are 12th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 23rd in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and 19th in slugging. Christopher Morel has been great this year. He is hitting up .216 this year but has a .304 on-base percentage. Morel has four doubles, a triple, and nine home runs. He has 33 RBIs and 22 runs scored this year. leading the team in runs scored this year is Mike Tacuhman. Tauchman is hitting .257 on the year with a .372 on-base percentage. Tauchman has hit nine doubles, a triple, and four home runs. This has led to 13 RBIS and 19 Runs scored.
Meanwhile, Cody Bellinger has been playing well. He is hitting .263 on the year and has a .340 on-base percentage. Bellinger has seven doubles a triple, and seven home runs. This has led to 22 RBIs this year, while he has scored 14 times. Michael Busch is scoring well. He is hitting .245 on the year with a .329 on-base percentage. Busch has scored 14 times this year while having seven home runs. He also has 20 RBIs on the year.
Cubs pitching is 11th in team ERA while sitting 17th in wHIP and 17th in opponent batting average. It will be Javier Assad on the mound for this one for the Cubs. He is 4-0 with a 1.49 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Last time out, he went six innings, giving up four hits, and striking out seven, as he held the Braves scoreless in a win.
Final Braves-Cubs Prediction & Pick
The Braves have been hit and miss-this year. Sometimes the offense is working and thye are easily dominating teams. Sometimes it is not. One of the not-times happened last time against Javier Assad for the Cubs. The Cubs have the better bats right now, and with Assad pitching well, they will get the win.
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Final Braves-Cubs Prediction & Pick: Cubs ML (+110)
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