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San Diego Padres vs Chicago Predictions April 25, 2023: B. Snell vs J. Steele

Game time: April 25, 2023 at 7:40 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated Apr 24, 2:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The San Diego Padres are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Tuesday, 4/25/2023 @ 7:40pm EST. Blake Snell (ERA: 6) will be the starting pitcher

Game outlook

The San Diego Padres are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Tuesday, 4/25/2023 @ 7:40pm EST. Blake Snell (ERA: 6) will be the starting pitcher for Padres and Justin Steele (ERA: 1.44) will be starting for Cubs. San Diego is the betting favorite opening at -113 and the current line is Chicago -110.

Padres vs Cubs Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win tonight's game by -2 points and the total to go over 7 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: San Diego 3 to Chicago 5

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw predicts Chicago Cubs to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that San Diego will win straight-up is 50%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 7.

OddsShark predicts Chi Cubs will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

San Diego Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 23, San Diego is ranked #26 in offense (scoring an average of 3.70 per game), #13 in defense (allowing an average of 4.35 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-12 this season.

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

Chicago Cubs has a power ranking of 2 and are #3 for offense (scoring an average of 5.90 per game), #6 for defense (giving up an average of 3.75 points per game) and 12-9 overall. San Diego went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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

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Lines, trends and availability

Crowd vs qualified handicappers

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 · San Diego Padres-113 → -102Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago+103 → -110Moved
  • Spread · San Diego Padres-1.5 (+148) → +1.5 (-208)Moved
  • Spread · Chicago+1.5 (-170) → -1.5 (+175)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 7 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 7 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

San Diego Padres
91-71 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-04-24T18:14:12.197Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs, 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 San Diego Padres 6-0

Chicago defeated San Diego Padres 6-0 on April 25, 2023, a 6-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 8th inning, when it outscored its opponent 4-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded San Diego Padres +1.5 (-208) spread, Chicago covered, while the 6 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 7.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BrycetTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss
  • DocthizzTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss
  • Josh720Moneyline · San Diego Padres +108Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago -118Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago -118Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -118Win
  • JoeyBergMoneyline · San Diego Padres +107Loss
  • DouwannaMoneyline · Chicago -118Win
  • Jmontes562Moneyline · Chicago -108Win
  • ThetotalerTotal · Under 7 (-110)Win