Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 9, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers (86-57) are favorites (-190) on the moneyline when they take on the Chicago Cubs (73-70) Monday at 10:10 p.m. ET, live on MARQ. Los Angeles’ Walker Buehler gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks.

Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-190)
• Underdog: Cubs (+159)
• Over/under: 9.5

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been favorites in 125 games this season and have come away with the win 79 times (63.2%) in those contests.
• This season Los Angeles has come away with a win 30 times in 47 chances when named as a favorite of at least -190 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 65.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Cubs have won 47.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (35-38).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +159 or longer, Chicago has a 1-2 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 38.6% chance to win.

Dodgers vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 46, runs batted in with 101 and his batting average of .291 is also best on his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Ohtani is 13th in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Freddie Freeman is batting .286 with an OBP of .381 and a slugging percentage of .489 this season.
• Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 23 home runs and 81 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Happ ranks 33rd in home runs and 27th in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .258 with 30 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 41 walks.

Dodgers vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Dodgers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.84 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
• Dodgers pitchers have a 1.214 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• The Cubs pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago’s 3.74 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.236).