Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+106) Los Angeles (-128)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (10-4) will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (9-6) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Cubs at +106 while the Dodgers are coming in at -128. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Ben Brown and Roki Sasaki.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .413 and have struck out 117 times, while being walked on 76 occasions. They have 93 runs batted in as well as 130 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .250. The Cubs have compiled 25 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 18 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 96 runs scored and hold an OBP of .350. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 6.4 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Cubs pitchers have conceded 18 long balls and also 68 total runs (28th in MLB). Chicago has yielded 136 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 66 earned runs. The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 4.47 on the season (24th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 111 hitters. They have walked 53 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.39 as a squad so far this year.

The Cubs have sent 45 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 10 runners this season with 40.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 of 7 save opportunities. The Cubs bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 57.1% and stepped onto the hill in 18 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 11 holds so far this season (4th in the league). Cubs pitchers have entered the game with players on base 7 times as well as having 7 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have a total of 399 putouts thus far, as well as 133 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which ranks 9th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 12 double plays. The Cubs have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 1,197 innings, which has them ranked 23rd in baseball.

Brown has taken the mound for 66 frames and has totaled 79 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Brown (2-4 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.28 while he has gone up against 284 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.34 (32 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. He has given up 58 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 28 walks.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .461 and they are scoring 4.93 runs per game (7th in the league). They have recorded 17 doubles, while walking 51 times and earning 69 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 28 home runs for the season as well as 67 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 125 instances (2nd in MLB) and have accounted for 105 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .230 for the year.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.285 in addition to having a FIP of 3.53 as a squad so far this season. They come in at 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 91. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 54 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.22 (44 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.40 (129 strikeouts vs 67 walks). They have surrendered 9 homers and they relinquish 3.95 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of their 13 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 17 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 23 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 14 holds and also 2 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 56 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have earned 6 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 9 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 116 assists, 7 errors and have a tally of 369 putouts this year. Out of their 1,107 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (11th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Sasaki has surrendered 7 base hits while he has totaled 9 strikeouts in 8 innings. He has given up a total of 4 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 2.195 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 0.82 and he has gone up against 43 hitters during his career. Sasaki (0-0 career mark) has earned a 4.39 earned run average while surrendering 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+106)

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