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Chicago vs San Diego Padres Predictions June 3, 2023: D. Smyly vs Y. Darvish

Game time: June 3, 2023 at 10:10 PM ET

Venue: Petco Park — San Diego, California

Article updated Jun 2, 10:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the San Diego Padres at the Petco Park stadium on Saturday, 6/3/2023 @ 10:10pm EST. Drew Smyly (ERA: 3.45) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the San Diego Padres at the Petco Park stadium on Saturday, 6/3/2023 @ 10:10pm EST. Drew Smyly (ERA: 3.45) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Yu Darvish (ERA: 4.61) will be starting for Padres. San Diego is the betting favorite opening at -166 and the current line is San Diego -181.

Cubs vs Padres Prediction for Tonight's Game

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

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 4 to San Diego 5

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

55% of SportsJaw players predict San Diego Padres to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that San Diego will win straight-up is 64%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict San Diego Padres to win and the total score to be 8.

OddsShark 's prediction is San Diego will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Chicago Key Betting Stats

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With a power ranking of 28, Chicago is ranked #17 in offense (scoring an average of 4.46 per game), #12 in defense (allowing an average of 4.36 points to be scored against them per game) and are 25-31 this season.

San Diego Key Betting Stats

San Diego Padres has a power ranking of 12 and are #24 for offense (scoring an average of 4.12 per game), #7 for defense (giving up an average of 4.00 points per game) and 91-71 overall. Chicago went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against San Diego.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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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+147 → +165Moved
  • Moneyline · San Diego Padres-166 → -181Moved
  • Spread · Chicago+1.5 (-139) → +1.5 (-130)Moved
  • Spread · San Diego Padres-1.5 (+120) → -1.5 (+113)Moved
  • Total · Over7.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under7.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
San Diego Padres
91-71 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-06-03T02:14:14.095Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-06-02Chicago 2 · San Diego Padres 1
  • 2023-04-27San Diego Padres 2 · Chicago 5
  • 2023-04-26San Diego Padres 5 · Chicago 3
  • 2023-04-25San Diego Padres 0 · Chicago 6
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San Diego Padres defeated Chicago 6-0

San Diego Padres defeated Chicago 6-0 on June 3, 2023, a 6-run decision in the series. San Diego Padres' strongest period was the 8th inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago +1.5 (-130) spread, San Diego Padres covered, while the 6 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 8.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JtmcentireTotal · Under 7.5 (-110)Win
  • AdrianMariucciTotal · Under 7.5 (-110)Win
  • IroncladlocksMoneyline · San Diego Padres +147Win
  • PurplebloodMoneyline · Chicago +149Loss
  • SfdanMoneyline · San Diego Padres -165Win
  • Fisher49Total · Under 8 (-110)Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago +149Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 8 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago +149Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 8 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · San Diego Padres -165Win
  • KryptonMoneyline · San Diego Padres -165Win
  • MBT612426Moneyline · Chicago +148Loss