Cubs vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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17 April 2023

Cubs vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

The Oakland Athletics (3-13) will host the Chicago Cubs (8-6), Monday at 9:40 PM ET, in the first game of a three-game series.

The Cubs are favored away from home (-141) versus the Athletics (+120). The scheduled starters are Hayden Wesneski for the Chicago Cubs, and Kyle Muller for the Oakland Athletics.

The Cubs won their last contest versus the Dodgers by a 3-2 score yesterday, with Drew Smyly picking up the win pitching throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out three. Cody Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively.

The Athletics lost to the Mets yesterday, with Sam Moll getting the loss while pitching 1 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one. Shea Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI to pace the Athletics’ offense.

Ahead of this Cubs vs. Athletics showdown, here’s what you need to prepare for Monday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Cubs (-141, bet $141 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
Over/under: 8

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Cubs Stats and Trends

Cubs Betting Records

The Cubs have entered the game as favorites seven times this season and won four of those games.
Chicago has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -141.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 58.5% chance to win.
So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in seven of 14 games with a total.
The Cubs are 9-5-0 against the spread this season.

Hayden Wesneski (Cubs Probable Starter)

The Cubs will look to Wesneski (0-0) in his third start of the season.
The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went 1 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
Over his two appearances this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .407 against him. He has a 7.50 ERA and averages 6 strikeouts per nine innings.
The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .235 batting average, and is 17th in the league with 127 total hits and 26th in MLB play with 62 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.370) and ranks 16th in home runs (16) in all of MLB.

Cubs Batting Stats

The Cubs rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 18 home runs.
Hitters for Chicago have a combined .429 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
The Cubs’ .274 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
Chicago has scored the 18th-most runs in the majors this season with 73 (5.2 per game).
The Cubs are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .336.
Chicago ranks fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have won in three, or 18.8%, of the 16 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This year, Oakland has won three of 15 games when listed as at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 45.5% chance of walking away with the win.
Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of its 16 opportunities.
The Athletics are 7-9-0 against the spread in their 16 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Kyle Muller (Athletics Probable Starter)

The Athletics will send Muller (0-0) out to make his fourth start of the season. He is 0-0 with a 5.52 ERA and 11 strikeouts through 14 2/3 innings pitched.
The left-hander’s most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went four innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing seven hits.
In three games this season, the 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.52, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .263 against him.
Muller is trying to secure his third start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
He meets a Cubs offense that ranks 18th in the league with 73 total runs scored while batting .274 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .429 slugging percentage (eighth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 18 home runs (11th in the league).

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics average one home run per game to rank 16th in MLB action with 16 total home runs .
So far this year, Oakland ranks 25th in the majors, slugging .370.
The Athletics are 22nd in MLB with a .235 batting average.
Oakland is the fifth-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.9 runs per game (62 total).
The Athletics’ .313 on-base percentage ranks 21st in MLB.

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