San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs Prediction 6-5-23 MLB Picks

The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres meet Monday in MLB action atPetco Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Chicago Cubs Betting Preview

The Chicago Cubs have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Cubs have lost 7 of their last 10 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Dansby Swanson leads the Cubs with 61 hits and 26 RBI, while Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ have combined for 115 hits and 49 RBI. Kyle Hendricks gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. Hendricks is 8-2 with a 2.61 ERA and 78 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.

San Diego Padres Betting Preview

The San Diego Padres have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Padres have won 7 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Xander Bogaerts leads the Padres with 54 hits and 21 RBI, while Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 94 hits and 54 RBI. Blake Snell gets the ball, and he is 1-6 with a 4.50 ERA and 61 strikeouts this season. Snell is 1-1 with a 1.06 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Cubs.

Trends

The Cubs are 3-8 in their last 11 during game 4 of a series and 2-8 in their last 10 road games. The Padres are 2-5 in their last 7 home games and 23-9 in their last 32 during game 4 of a series. The under is 5-0 in Cubs last 5 overall. The under is 36-14-1 in Padres last 51 overall. The Cubs are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in San Diego.

Randy’s Pick

The San Diego Padres probably should be favored at home, as they're the better team on paper and Kyle Hendricks is still getting his feet wet for this season. However, Blake Snell has been a mess for much of the season, and I'm just not laying juice with him in his current form. Give me the Cubs and the plus money if forced to pick.