{"id":75537,"date":"2023-04-20T03:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T03:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/04\/20\/chicago-cubs-vs-los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-betting-preview-april-20\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T03:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T03:43:01","slug":"chicago-cubs-vs-los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-betting-preview-april-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/04\/20\/chicago-cubs-vs-los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-betting-preview-april-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Betting Preview | April 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid809238\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Booksmakers give the Chicago Cubs (11-6) the edge (-118 on the moneyline) to add to their four-game winning streak when they play the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-10), at -102, on Thursday at 7:40 PM ET. Chicago&#8217;s Jameson Taillon and Los Angeles&#8217; Michael Grove pitch first for their squads in this matchup.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Cubs vs. Dodgers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Thursday, April 20, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 7:40 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Wrigley Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Cubs vs Dodgers Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cubs<\/td>\n<td>-118<\/td>\n<td>10.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Cubs vs. the Dodgers?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> MLB Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cubs Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Cubs Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cubs average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 21 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Chicago ranks second in MLB with a .286 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Cubs&#8217; .351 on-base percentage ranks third-best in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>Chicago&#8217;s hitters strike out 8.4 times per game, the fourth-lowest average in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Cubs average one home run per home game this season (nine total at home).<\/li>\n<li>Chicago is averaging two extra-base hits per game while slugging .384 in home contests.<\/li>\n<li>At home this season the team averages 8.7 hits per game and is batting .263.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cubs Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrick Wisdom has 17 hits, which is tops among Chicago hitters this season, while batting .279 with 12 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualified batters in MLB, Wisdom ranks 62nd in batting average, 85th in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Wisdom hopes to build on a six-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .237 with a double, a triple, five home runs, four walks and nine RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Nico Hoerner has an OPS of .808, fueled by an OBP of .395 and a team-best slugging percentage of .413 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualifying hitters, Hoerner is ninth in batting average, 31st in on-base percentage and 97th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Hoerner has picked up at least one hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .364 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Ian Happ has collected 21 base hits, an OBP of .423 and a slugging percentage of .538 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Happ has logged a hit or more in four straight games. 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