💰 Cubs vs. Padres prediction & best bet
Cubs ML (+110)
Chicago announced its starting pitching plans late on Monday night and tabbed Matthew Boyd with the team still re-evaluating Kevin Gausman’s health. That slightly improves Chicago's chances, as San Diego ranks slightly worse against southpaws in wRC+ (5th) than against right-handed pitchers (second).
Chicago won five of the six head-to-head meetings this season. That has to count for something, and is the reason I’m fading a San Diego team that is 41-18 since July 24 (the best record in MLB over that span and tied for the best 59-game span in franchise history).
📡 SBR Edge: Better over 162 games
Among the 12 playoff teams, the Cubs rank first in runs per game and ninth in starting pitching ERA. That is better than San Diego's ninth-ranked offense in runs per game among playoff teams and tenth-ranked starting pitching ERA.
💰 小熊隊 vs. 教士預測及最佳投注
小熊隊勝（+110）
芝加哥隊週一晚間公佈了先發投手計劃，馬修·博伊德將擔任先發投手，球隊仍在重新評估凱文·高斯曼的健康狀況。這略微提升了芝加哥的勝算，因為聖地牙哥隊面對左投手的加權得分創造值（wRC+）排名（第五）略低於面對右投手的排名（第二）。
