Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/11/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

The Chicago Cubs (9-6) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (10-4). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +125 and Los Angeles opens at -145. The total is 8. The men taking the mound are Matthew Boyd and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .413 and have been called out on strikes 117 times, while drawing a walk on 76 occasions. They have accounted for 93 runs batted in and 130 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .250. The Cubs have tallied 25 two-baggers as a team and have hit 18 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 96 runs and have an on-base percentage of .350. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 6.4 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in baseball.

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The Cubs are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.47 so far this year (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 111 batters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 18 home runs and 68 total runs (28th in baseball). They have walked 53 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.39 as a squad on the year. Chicago has given up 136 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 66 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and has entered the game in 18 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 10 base runners on the campaign with 40.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Cubs relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 7 times as well as having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 45 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 11 holds for the year (4th in MLB). They have earned 4 saves on the season and have missed out on 3 of 7 chances to save the game.

The Cubs have transformed 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,197 innings on the field, which ranks them 23rd in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 399 putouts this season, in addition to 133 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 9th in the majors, and they have turned 12 double plays.

Boyd (47-69 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.72 while he has faced 3,941 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 908 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 298 walks. His ERA is 4.79 (489 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.312. Boyd has pitched in 919 frames and has accounted for 901 punch outs during his career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .230 on the year. They have been rung up on 125 occasions (2nd in the league) and have 105 hits. Los Angeles has hit 28 HRs on the season as well as 67 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .461 and they tally 4.93 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have recorded 17 two-baggers, while walking 51 times and earning 69 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 54 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.22 (44 earned runs conceded). They have given up 9 long balls and they yield 3.95 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.285 in addition to having a FIP of 3.53 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.40 (129 strikeouts against 67 bases on balls). They are sitting at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 91.

With 23 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 14 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 8 save chances and they have walked away with 6 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 13 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 56 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 116 assists, 7 errors and have notched a total of 369 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 1,107 innings on the field, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (11th in MLB).

During his career, Yamamoto has surrendered 89 base knocks while totaling 124 strikeouts in 106 innings pitched. Yamamoto (8-3 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 2.80 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 33 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.104 and a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.43 and he has gone up against 431 batters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+125)

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