The Chicago Cubs (75-70) and Los Angeles Dodgers (86-59) close out their 3-game series at Chavez Ravine Wednesday. First pitch from Dodger Stadium is at 10:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Cubs vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Cubs lead 4-1
The Cubs enter on a 3-game win streak, including back-to-back wins in this series. They have been streaky. Before this current run, they lost 4 of 5 games and won 6 straight before that. They doubled up the Dodgers on Tuesday 6-3. They trail in the NL Central by 8.5 games and are 4 games back in the Wild Card race. CF Pete Crow-Armstrong robbed Dodgers 3B Max Muncy of a potential 2-run HR for the final out. Two innings earlier, Crow-Armstrong made a sliding catch on the warning track to end the bottom of the 7th.
The Dodgers have a 4.5-game lead in the NL West but have lost 4 of their last 6 games. However, they are 8-5 in their last 13 overall. The committed 3 errors in the top of the 8th inning when the Cubs scored 5 times to turn a 3-1 deficit into the eventual 3-run victory.