Marcus Semien and the Oakland Athletics will be hitting the diamond versus the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in a Tuesday night game. The game gets going at 8:05 p.m. ET and this interleague matchup will be televised on both NSC+ and NSCA.
Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs Odds
The Cubs are 61-51 straight up (SU) and 54-57 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t moved the needle a lot for gamblers, losing 2.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.4 units ATS. The Athletics have gone 64-49 SU this year and are 58-54 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 12.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 3.0 units ATS.
Cubs games have had an over/under record of 51-53-7 in 2019. Oakland has an over/under record of 52-57-3.
The left-handed Brett Anderson is the probable starter for Oakland. Anderson is 9-7 with a 4.04 ERA and 64 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Cubs this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Cubs will put the ball in the left hand of Jon Lester (9-7, 3.86 ERA), who’s got 116 strikeouts and 26 walks as well as a 1.34 WHIP. Lester did not record a start against the Athletics in 2018.
Oakland’s pitching staff allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.11 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 6.91 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.04, along with a WHIP of 1.25 and a K-per-9 of 8.93.
The Athletics offense has slashed .245/.323/.441 on its way to 5.1 runs scored per game this year, including 4.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Oakland’s hitters have been paced by shortstop Marcus Semien and right fielder Ramon Laureano. Semien is slashing .276/.363/.480 with 19 home runs, 55 RBIs and 84 runs scored, while Laureano (.284/.334/.518) is up to 21 homers, 58 RBIs, 67 runs and 12 stolen bases.
For the home team, Chicago’s pitchers have yielded 4.3 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have a 3.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.18 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 8.7 K/9.
The Chicago hitters have produced 5.0 runs per contest, including 4.2 per game over its last 10 games and 4.6 per game over their last five. The team has hit .294/.361/.521 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Shortstop Javier Baez and third baseman Kris Bryant have paced the Cubs’ batters this year. Baez is hitting .290/.323/.563 with 28 home runs, 76 RBIs, 79 runs and nine stolen bases, and Bryant’s line is .284/.385/.523 with 21 homers, 51 RBIs and 81 runs scored.
Athletics vs. Cubs Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cubs, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- Oakland has recorded 16 extra-base hits over its last five contests. Chicago has 17 XBH over its last five.
- Oakland has recorded 17.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 19.6 over its last five.
- The Athletics have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cubs have hit 15 over their last 10.
- The Athletics have an OPS of .764 this season, including an OPS of .816 against left-handed pitchers. The Cubs’ OPS stands at .785 overall and .719 against southpaws.
