Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 11, 2024

The Chicago Cubs (74-70) and Michael Busch, coming off a four-hit game, are underdogs (+143) on the moneyline and will look to upset the Los Angeles Dodgers (86-58) on Wednesday at 10:10 p.m. ET on MARQ. Los Angeles’ Bobby Miller and Chicago’s Jordan Wicks have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-170)
• Underdog: Cubs (+143)
• Over/under: 9

Dodgers vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have come away with 79 wins in the 126 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Los Angeles has come away with a win 42 times in 68 chances when named as a favorite of at least -170 on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 63% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Cubs have compiled a 36-38 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.6% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +143 or longer, Chicago has a 7-2 record (winning 77.8% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 41.2%.

Dodgers vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani is batting .292 with 46 home runs and 101 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Among batters in baseball, Ohtani is second in home runs and third in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman has collected 139 hits this season and has an OBP of .386. He’s slugging .490 on the year.
• Ian Happ paces the Cubs in home runs (23) and runs batted in (81).
• Happ is 33rd in homers and 28th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .260 with 30 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 41 walks.

Dodgers vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
• The Dodgers have the 10th-best ERA (3.86) in the majors this season.
• The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.219 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.74 team ERA that ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs have the 10th-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.239).