The San Diego Padres (19-19) visit the Chicago Cubs (21-15) at Wrigley Field Tuesday for Game 2 of their 3-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Padres lead 3-1
San Diego took the opener 6-3 as a slight -103 underdog Monday with the Over (7.5) hitting after 8 combined runs were scored in the 6th inning.
Cubs LHP Justin Steele returned after landing on the IL following a short start Opening Day, while former Cubs RHP Yu Darvish took the mound for the visiting Padres, and both came out throwing. Steele worked 4 2/3 scoreless innings and Darvish tossed 5 scoreless frames.