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Who doesn't love some NL Central baseball? In this edition of division foes, the Pittsburgh Pirates will battle it out with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in the first matchup of a four-game set on Thursday. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Pirates-Cubs prediction and pick will be made. Heading into this one, the Pirates have dropped…

This offseason has the potential to go many different ways for the Cubs. There are a multitude of players at the top of the free agent market that would fit well on this Cubs roster. Jed Hoyer's front office could also opt to make a big trade this winter, leveraging some of the organization's young talent to acquire impact players at the big-league…

Opening Day at Wrigley Field brings us the Interstate 94 rivalry. We like the Brewers to have their way with Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks and win as road favorites with the total going Over. Find out more in our Brewers vs. Cubs picks. The first game of the MLB regular season will feature the Chicago Cubs hosting the Milwaukee Brewers for a day…

The Milwaukee Brewers begin their quest for a fifth consecutive postseason appearance when they open the 2022 MLB season against the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday's Opening Day. Milwaukee made the playoffs in consecutive years just once before its current run that started with a division title in 2018. The Brewers also won the National League…

The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers play the third game of their four-game set tonight at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles is playing for the series win tonight after winning the first two games. The Dodgers are now on a five-game winning streak as they have looked sharp from top to bottom. Within this streak, Los Angeles' pitching staff hasn't…

The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs will face off in a battle of two NL Central foes on Thursday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Reds-Cubs prediction and pick, laid out below. Cincinnati sits at a 54-80 record, good for fourth place in the NL Central, on the brink of elimination from…

This past offseason was long and arduous, and at times, it felt like the odds of getting Opening Day in April - if at all in 2022 - were approaching slim-to-none. The season got delayed by a week and rain has pushed the Yankees' scheduled opener back to Friday, but nonetheless, we are indeed going to get a 162-game season! Somehow, it's still MLB's…

The Cubs are getting ready to play ball and take on St. Louis and Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. The three teams have more time to enhance their rosters before the start of the 2023 season, but as it stands now the Cardinals are less likely to have an easy jog to the division title. And that's true even after their signing of…

The Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs will continue their weekend series at Fenway Park in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rockies-Cubs prediction and pick, laid out below. Colorado has struggled to a 62-82 record, sitting in last place in the NL West. Colorado's…

The hardest part of breaking up is usually moving on. For the Cubs, the hardest part was how long the relationship dragged on. Chicago's clubhouse had to be a really uncomfortable place last season. The writing was on the wall like a big graffiti art piece that the team was going to undergo a lot of changes. The core of the 2016 World Series team…

Enduring another offseason in the Pittsburgh Pirates' long slog back to respectability, fans were able to take heart this winter that oddsmakers had deemed towering young shortstop Oneil Cruz the leading candidate for NL Rookie of the Year honors. That's no longer the case, as the Pirates drove another stake into those fans' hearts Tuesday…

The Atlanta Braves look to bounce back and get the series win over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The reigning World Series champs have had difficulty stringing wins together so far this season, following up a 3-1 win over Chicago on Tuesday to falling to the visitors 6-3 on Wednesday. On the other side of the diamond, the Cubs are looking…

The Chicago Cubs struck early at the Winter Meetings by securing Cody Bellinger and Jameson Taillon. However, the possibility of signing one of the top four shortstops never came to fruition. Fans took to Twitter throughout the meetings, begging for the Cubs to do something involving Carlos Correa, Dansby Swanson, or Xander Bogaerts. Entering the…

SAN FRANCISCO - The Cubs are selling again and open for business. And so are we. With the current state of the elite-revenue franchise ranging from work-in-progress to embarrassing, or even despicable, depending on your vantage point, it's time for a new line of more purge-appropriate team merch. So with a nod to a former Cubs manager who never met…

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Major League Baseball's 2022 winter meetings blew through San Diego like a three-day whirlwind, sending Justin Verlander to the Mets, Trea Turner to the Phillies, Willson Contreras to the Cardinals, Kenley Jansen to the Red Sox and "Arson Judge" into the pantheon of baseball's greatest Twitter moments. One of our biggest takeaways from the spending…

SAN FRANCISCO - Quietly Tuesday, one of the most important days in recent San Francisco Giants history played out behind closed doors and tinted windows. Aaron Judge was in town. Three weeks into free agency, a few days before Thanksgiving, presumably on a stopover on the slugger's way home to small Linden, about two hours east, for the holiday, it…

With Opening Day right around the corner, it's important to get ahead of as many predictions as possible. At least, it's more fun that way. Think about it like this: Just a few weeks ago, we weren't sure when we might watch Major League Baseball again. Here we are after every major free-agent signing and plenty of marquee trades, with a decent look…

With the Milwaukee Brewers 2022 season set to start on Thursday, it is that time again to give my previews and predictions for each team in the NL Central. With Spring Training finished, the rosters for each team are essentially set and the players that each team have will be the ones they will roll with into the season. For the second year in a…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is almost here and Sportsnaut's MLB predictions offer projections for the standings, award winners and more. MLB games today will offer daily predictions and the full schedule for the entire season from 2022 Opening Day to the World Series. As part of our year-round MLB coverage, we'll provide analysis, the…

The Chicago Cubs hope to ride the momentum of a late-inning comeback victory when they visit the National League Central-rival Cincinnati Reds on Monday for the opener of their four-game series. Chicago (16-24) was in line to suffer a fifth consecutive loss on Sunday before scoring twice in the eighth and holding on for a 5-4 home victory against…

The Chicago Cubs look to continue their strong play at PNC Park and complete a two-game sweep when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. Chicago, which went 6-3 at Pittsburgh last season, opened the set Tuesday with a 2-1 victory behind a pair of solo home runs from Japanese sensation Seiya Suzuki. Drew Smyly threw five…

Coming into this game, both teams are in significantly different positions in the standings. While Chicago is down in the dumps, San Diego looks to take control of its division. See what we like in our MLB betting picks and predictions for Padres vs. Cubs. The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres will meet up for a four-game series starting Monday…

In a battle between rookies making their MLB debuts on the mound, which team has the edge? We like the underdog Chicago Cubs to emerge in what should be a high-scoring affair, with Willson Contreras leading the way against Milwaukee. The Chicago Cubs are coming off of a loss in extra innings to their crosstown rivals, the Chicago White Sox, on…

With another baseball season beginning, it's time for our baseball writers to weigh in with their boldest and best predictions. What team are poised to surprise? Which players will break out? And who will win it all? All those questions are answered below, and before you say you can't predict baseball, remember this: Jeff Blair has correctly called…

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up their weekend rivalry series at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Cubs-Cardinals prediction and pick, laid out below. Chicago has fallen from the heights of their 2016 World Series championship, and the fanbase…

These past few years have been tough for baseball. First the sport was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, then it dealt with the financial fallout of the shortened 2020 season, and last year the offseason was overshadowed by labor strife and eventually a lockout the shut down the sport for 99 days. Now, finally, we're heading into a somewhat normal…

Let's review some live props and futures courtesy of BetPrep's gambling pro Brad Feinberg, who is 29-10 on his props that have been offered here at The Athletic to date. The futures of course are to be determined. But with futures, you can hedge your way to guaranteed profit once you have a future bet that's near the finish line. For example,…

MESA, Ariz. -- There is a lot of talk around the Cubs about striking that balance between contending now and building for the future. Manager David Ross has a more direct take on his goal for the coming campaign. "Winning. Making the playoffs. Getting to the World Series," Ross said at the start of Spring Training. "We're never going to stop…

The Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins will continue their three-game series with a Tuesday night matchup at LoanDepot Park in Miami. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Cubs-Marlins prediction and pick, laid out below. Chicago enters the second game of this series with a 62-85 record, losers of three in…

The Chicago Cubs continue a four-game series at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night! Both squads have gotten off to a hot start to the season, and it is time to check out our MLB odds series, where our Cubs-Rockies prediction and pick will be revealed. Chicago enters Friday's play at 4-2, good enough for a half-game lead on the…

Dusty Baker finally got his long-awaited ring as the Houston Astros secured their second World Series title in six years, suffering just two postseason losses at the end of an outstanding regular season. Well done, Houston. Now, can you become the first back-to-back champion in more than two decades? An awful lot will change before Major League…

The Chicago Cubs will take on the defending champion Atlanta Braves in the concluding matchup of a three-game set at Trust Park on Thursday evening. It's about that time! Take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Cubs-Braves prediction and pick will be made. At a record of 8-10, Chicago is seeking to inch closer to the.500 mark after a…

We have no idea when, and based on what has been made public essentially no progress has been achieved, but eventually this lockout will end and baseball will resume. When that happens, we can expect a frenzy of activity as teams try to get their rosters set for camp and then the regular season. For the Boston Red Sox, they did a fair amount of…

For a meeting between two teams who were unable to keep up in the postseason race, the Cincinnati Reds will bring in the Chicago Cubs for the season finale Wednesday afternoon. This will be these clubs' sixth matchup in a row. Let's dive into this one before making a Reds vs. Cubs prediction. The Cubbies swept Cincy in a three-game slate in the…

The playoff picture is set in the MLB. Today, every game will be played at 4:00 pm ET except for the Orioles and Blue Jays, who will start a doubleheader at 12:35 pm ET. It's been an incredible season of profit. But don't worry, I'll be back for the playoffs with the same scheduled content. Before you construct your parlays for today, remember that…

The playoff picture is almost set for the 2022 MLB season. The Phillies finally clinched the final spot of the NL Wild Card. Only the NL East is up for grabs with two days left of the MLB season. Some players could end up sitting in today's games. It's probably best to look at lineups before betting a few same-game parlays. Here are three same-game…

The Chicago Cubs are preparing for what figures to be an important offseason where the team is expected to be aggressive in the free agency market as a method to expedite the rebuild that began in earnest at the 2021 Major League Baseball Trade Deadline. The Cubs showed glimpses of returning to active spending last offseason with lucrative…

The National League is filled with blossoming young stars, and we have seen the next generation's talent as a handful of these candidates have made their MLB debuts. Still, it remains to be decided which one has separated themselves for this year's award. Here are the leading candidates in 2022 NL ROY odds (as of September 21) This week: It's no…

Every few years, there seems to be a star player from Japan ready to make the trip to America to try their hand in MLB. And every year, the Texas Rangers seem to be involved in that market. Last year's sensation was Seiya Suzuki, now a Chicago Cub and before him were superstars Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish (former Ranger, of course), Masahiro Tanaka,…

The National League is filled with blossoming young stars. However, the most experienced of them has a leg up on the field and the odds board. We have seen the next generation's talent as a handful of these candidates have made their MLB debuts. It remains to be seen which one can break out and separate themselves for this year's award. Here are…

This game isn't exactly one MLB fans will be clamoring over, but that doesn't mean there isn't value to find. Our MLB betting picks for this Rockies vs. Cubs matchup zones in on German Marquez and touches on just how long of a leash he'll have today. The Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs begin a three-game series at Wrigley Field on Friday…

Welcome back to BCB After Dark, the stylish stop for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thanks for stopping by for the party tonight. We're pretty crowded, but there are still a few tables available. Tell us if there is anything we can do to make your time with us more enjoyable. No cover charge tonight, but there is a…

Pete Alonso and the New York Mets will attempt to defeat Seiya Suzuki and the Chicago Cubs when the teams square off on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET. The Mets' .259 batting average is fifth-best in the majors. The Cubs strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB. To prepare for the Mets vs. Cubs matchup, here's everything you…

Sandy Alcantara has been one of baseball's most reliable arms in 2022 but has hit a bit of a rough patch in recent outings. He will rebound nicely against the Phillies and is one of our three favorite player prop picks on a short Thursday slate. It's a light day on the diamond with just seven games on the MLB schedule. But that doesn't mean there…

We say "baseball happened" when some lousy team beats one of the better teams. That scenario plays itself out basically every day somewhere across baseball. The reality that it is hard to sweep a series leads to these outcomes. It's essentially a baseball meme to hold up what is essentially an exception as almost an expected occurrence. Fans and…

Considering what happened to the team in 2020, even in a pandemic-shortened season that produced a lot of silly results, it was very, very difficult for anyone to have predicted what would happen for the Boston Red Sox in 2021. If nothing else, the season once again reminded us that things are often not as they seem, and predicting baseball is a…

With the 2022 MLB season only two days away, there's still speculation about who will make the Chicago Cubs Opening Day roster and how the lineup will look. How does it all shake out? Without an inside source, it's difficult to say, but I'm going to take a crack at it. This season, teams will start the year with 28-man rosters to help offset…

To close out a three-game interleague series Wednesday night, the Chicago Cubs will play the Toronto Blue Jays once more. This bill is the first time these two clubs have met since 2017 when Chicago enjoyed a home sweep with the likes of Jake Arrieta and Jose Quintana on the hill. This one hasn't gone quite like that, as Toronto has come out on top…

The worst-in-baseball Washington Nationals will look to win a series when they visit the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 p.m. ET Wednesday in the finale of a three-game at Wrigley Field. The Nationals (37-75, 20-35 road) evened the series and broke their six-game winning streak with a 6-5 win on Tuesday night. The Cubs (44-65, 23-34 home) have lost seven of…