The Chicago Cubs (6-5) and Los Angeles Dodgers (7-6) tangle Friday night in Chavez Ravine. The opener of a 3-game series at Dodger Stadium is slated to get underway at 10:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cubs vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023. The Dodgers swept 7 games from the Cubs in 2022.
Chicago took 4 of 6 in a Friday-Wednesday homestand against the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. The feast-or-famine Cubs have scored 10 or more, or 3 or fewer runs, in each of their last 7 games.
The Dodgers won 2 of 3 from the San Francisco Giants Monday-Wednesday. Los Angeles scored a combined 19 runs over its 2 wins.