The Los Angeles Dodgers are favored (-164) on the road against the Chicago Cubs (+138) in the first game of the MLB season at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday. First pitch is at 6:10 a.m. ET. Los Angeles has Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting things off, while Chicago counters with Shota Imanaga.

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Dodgers vs. Cubs betting lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-164)
• Underdog: Cubs (+138)
• Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

• The Dodgers went 99-55 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 64.3% of those games).
• In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -164 or shorter last year, Los Angeles had a record of 52-30 (63.4%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Dodgers a 62.1% chance to win.
• 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 against the spread last season.

Dodgers hitting info

• Shohei Ohtani hit 54 home runs and had 130 runs batted in last season, while accumulating a batting average of .310.
• 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 pitching staff for the Dodgers had a collective 8.7 K/9 last season, which ranked 12th in MLB.
• Los Angeles had the 13th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.90).
• Last season the Dodgers had the eighth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.228).
• Dodgers pitchers combined to give up 198 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (25th-fewest in baseball).

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• Last season, the Cubs were the underdog 80 times and won 38, or 47.5%, of those games.
• Last season, Chicago won nine of its 13 games, or 69.2%, when it was the underdog by at least +138 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 42% chance to win.
• Chicago and its opponents hit the over in 75 of its 162 games with a total last season.
• The Cubs were 74-87-0 against the 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 collected 129 hits, posted an OBP of .312 and a .390 SLG.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs struck out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• Chicago pitched to a 3.79 ERA last season, which ranked 10th in baseball.
• The Cubs had a combined WHIP of 1.249 as a pitching staff, which ranked 15th in MLB.
• With 181 homers allowed, the Cubs ranked 13th in the league at preventing long balls.