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Chicago vs Oakland Athletics Predictions April 17, 2023: H. Wesneski vs K. Muller

Game time: April 17, 2023 at 9:40 PM ET

Venue: Oakland Coliseum — Oakland, California

Article updated Apr 16, 2:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum stadium on Monday, 4/17/2023 @ 9:40pm EST. Hayden Wesneski (ERA: 7.5)

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum stadium on Monday, 4/17/2023 @ 9:40pm EST. Hayden Wesneski (ERA: 7.5) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Kyle Muller (ERA: 5.52) will be starting for Athletics. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -133 and the current line is Chicago -130.

Cubs vs Athletics Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win tonight's game by 1 points and the total to go over 8 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 5 to Oakland 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

60% of SportsJaw users predict Chicago Cubs to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 57%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 8.

OddsShark 's prediction is Chi Cubs will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 2, Chicago is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 5.38 per game), #8 in defense (allowing an average of 4.23 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-6 this season.

Oakland Key Betting Stats

Oakland Athletics has a power ranking of 30 and are #26 for offense (scoring an average of 3.93 per game), #30 for defense (giving up an average of 8.07 points per game) and 64-98 overall. Chicago went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Oakland.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Chicago vs Athletics archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago-133 → -130Moved
  • Moneyline · Oakland Athletics+118 → +120Moved
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+138) → -1.5 (+125)Moved
  • Spread · Oakland Athletics+1.5 (-158) → +1.5 (-150)Moved
  • Total · Over7.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under7.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

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ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Oakland Athletics
64-98 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-04-16T18:14:10.050Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

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Chicago defeated Oakland Athletics 10-1

Chicago defeated Oakland Athletics 10-1 on April 17, 2023, a 9-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 4th inning, when it outscored its opponent 4-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago -1.5 (+125) spread, Chicago covered, while the 11 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 8.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BadmanTotal · Under 7.5 (-110)Loss
  • DemarcusBryantTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Win
  • RcollinsMoneyline · Chicago -133Win
  • MoneymouthMoneyline · Oakland Athletics +118Loss
  • MtgoldsteinMoneyline · Chicago -133Win
  • SimonsaysMoneyline · Chicago -133Win
  • MickeytTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Win
  • KrockpicksMoneyline · Oakland Athletics +120Loss
  • NutinbutlocksMoneyline · Chicago -140Win
  • DrfeelgoodTotal · Under 8 (-110)Loss
  • Power PlayMoneyline · Chicago -139Win
  • To Big To FailMoneyline · Oakland Athletics +118Loss
  • To Big To FailRunline · Oakland Athletics +1.5 (-145)Loss
  • SfdanMoneyline · Chicago -131Win
  • BjenkinsMoneyline · Chicago -131Win
  • VegaspatMoneyline · Chicago -133Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago -133Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 8 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago -133Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 8 (-110)Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -133Win
  • FreePickCapperMoneyline · Chicago -133Win