Cubs vs. Dodgers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 23, 2025

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The Chicago Cubs (15-10) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (16-8) in a contest sportsbooks have set as a pick ’em, with both teams equal to win on the moneyline. The action starts on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Chicago has Matthew Robert Boyd projected to start, while Los Angeles has not named a starting pitcher.

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Odds to Win

Cubs to win vs Dodgers -110

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Cubs vs. Dodgers betting lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-110)
  • Underdog: Dodgers (-110)
  • Over/under: 9

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

  • The Cubs have won eight of the 11 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (72.7%).
  • Chicago has gone 8-3 (winning 72.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -110 or shorter.
  • The Cubs have a 52.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • Chicago has had an over/under set by bookmakers 25 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 16 of those games (16-8-1).
  • The Cubs have gone 14-11-0 ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker leads the Cubs with seven home runs and 25 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .320.
  • In baseball, Tucker ranks sixth in home runs and first in RBI.
  • Carson Kelly has a double, a triple, six home runs and 13 walks while hitting .371.
  • Kelly ranks 16th in home runs and 17th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong has nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and six walks while batting .276.
  • Ian Happ is batting .271 with five doubles, two home runs and 15 walks.
  • Happ takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .524 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.

Cubs pitching rankings

  • The Cubs pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Chicago has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.22).
  • The Cubs have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.366).
  • Cubs pitchers combine to allow the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (30 total, 1.2 per game).
  • Chicago struck out 10 Dodgers batters while giving up nine hits in an 11-10 win in its last game.

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers have split the two games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Los Angeles has played as an underdog of -110 or more twice this season and split those games.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
  • Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 12 of its 24 chances.
  • In 24 games with a spread this season, the Dodgers are 11-13-0 ATS.

Dodgers hitting info

  • Tommy Edman leads Los Angeles in home runs with eight and runs batted in with 19.
  • Edman’s home run total ranks third in MLB, and he is ninth in RBI.
  • Shohei Ohtani is batting .264 with an OBP of .366 and a slugging percentage of .506 this season.
  • Ohtani ranks 16th in homers and 144th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
  • Markus Lynn Betts is slashing .231/.348/.410 this season for the Dodgers.
  • Teoscar Hernandez is batting .259 with an OBP of .281 and a slugging percentage of .494 this season.
  • Hernandez has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .190 with two doubles and two RBI.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The Dodgers have a 9.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
  • Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.82 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
  • The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of 1.283 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
  • The Dodgers have allowed the 12th-fewest home runs this season with 24, or one per game.
  • Last time out, Los Angeles fell to the Cubs 11-10. Its pitchers compiled 12 strikeouts and 17 hits allowed.
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