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Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field · 8/3 - 8:05 PM EDT

Toss-up: about a coin flip between the Dodgers and the Cubs.

⚾ Nudged by today's starting pitchers, on top of team strength.

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Record: 69-43 · away

⚾ Probable pitcher: Justin Wrobleski (2.88 ERA, 11-2)

25/100

Team Strength Score

47.7%Toss-up · chance to win

Vegas thinks: 53.3% (-125)

👀 Betting-value note (separate from our actual pick above): the markets may be underpricing the Cubs compared to what our model thinks.

Our predicted final margin

Cubs by ~0.4

Real sportsbook lines, shown for comparison only — not betting advice.

Home team's odds, a few different ways

Us52.3%

ESPN49.0%

Vegas46.7%

Chicago Cubs

Record: 63-49 · home

⚾ Probable pitcher: Matthew Boyd (3.41 ERA, 6-1)

38/100

Team Strength Score

52.3%Toss-up · chance to win

Vegas thinks: 46.7% (106)

How each team's form has trended (last 5 games)

Going up means the team's been playing better than expected lately; going down means worse.

LAD

CHC

Players to know

Real season stats for each team's top performers, plus anyone banged up — useful if you've got these guys in a lineup.

LAD

Batting AverageFreddie Freeman.310
Home RunsShohei Ohtani24
Runs Batted InAndy Pages74
Earned Run AverageYoshinobu Yamamoto2.76
WinsYoshinobu Yamamoto11
StrikeoutsYoshinobu Yamamoto121

Dalton Rushing Day-To-Day

Bobby Miller 60-Day-IL

Gavin Stone 60-Day-IL

Blake Snell 60-Day-IL

Blake Treinen 15-Day-IL

CHC

Batting AveragePete Crow-Armstrong.282
Home RunsPete Crow-Armstrong24
Runs Batted InPete Crow-Armstrong64
Earned Run AverageShota Imanaga3.67
WinsColin Rea8
StrikeoutsShota Imanaga119

Hoby Milner 15-Day-IL

Ethan Roberts 15-Day-IL

Tyler Austin 60-Day-IL

Daniel Palencia 15-Day-IL

Edward Cabrera 15-Day-IL

🎰 Player Props

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