The Los Angeles Dodgers hit the field as favorites (-149) on the road in the season opener against the Chicago Cubs (+126) at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday, with the first pitch at 6:10 a.m. ET. Roki Sasaki takes the mound first for Los Angeles, and Justin Steele is Chicago’s pick to start.

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Dodgers vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-149)
• Underdog: Cubs (+126)
• Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

• The Dodgers were favored on the moneyline 154 total times last season. They went 99-55 in those games.
• Los Angeles had a record of 64-37 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -149 or shorter last year (63.4%).
• The Dodgers have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.8% in this matchup.
• Los Angeles played in 178 games with an over/under set, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 101 times (101-71-6).
• The Dodgers put together a 92-85-0 record ATS last season (covering 52% of the time).

Dodgers hitting info

• Shohei Ohtani had a batting average of .310, with 54 home runs and 130 runs batted in last season.
• Freddie Freeman hit .282 with 35 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 78 walks.
• Mookie Betts hit .289 last season with 24 doubles, five triples, 19 home runs and 61 walks.
• Teoscar Hernandez had 32 doubles, two triples, 33 home runs and 53 walks while batting .272.

Dodgers pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Dodgers pitching staff last season ranked 12th in the majors.
• Los Angeles had a 3.90 team ERA that ranked 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Last season the Dodgers had the eighth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.228).
• The Dodgers surrendered the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (198 total, 1.2 per game).

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs won 38, or 47.5%, of the 80 games they played as underdogs last season.
• Last season, Chicago won 13 of its 22 games, or 59.1%, when it was the underdog by at least +126 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 44.2% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• Chicago and its opponents hit the over in 75 of its 162 games with a total last season.
• The Cubs were 74-87-0 ATS in their 161 games with a spread last season.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner finished with a .273 average, seven home runs and 48 RBI last season.
• Ian Happ is batting .243 last season with a team-high 25 home runs and 86 RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki hit .283 last season with 21 home runs and 73 RBI.
• Dansby Swanson hit .242 with an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .390.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs had an 8.5 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 18th in the majors.
• Chicago pitched to a 3.79 ERA last season, which ranked 10th in baseball.
• The Cubs ranked 15th in MLB with a combined 1.249 WHIP last season.
• The Cubs allowed the 13th-fewest home runs last season with 181, or 1.1 per game.