Chicago Cubs vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) Sacramento (-144)

Sutter Health Park is the site where the Sacramento Athletics (2-2) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (2-4) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Cubs at +120 and the Athletics are coming in at -144. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Justin Steele and Luis Severino.

The Cubs have hit 11 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 6 balls out of the park. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .348 and have been rung up 55 times, while taking a walk on 23 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. They have accumulated 25 RBI's in addition to 43 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is at .208. They have a total of 25 runs and hold an OBP of .290.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.40 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.73. Cubs pitchers have given up 8 long balls and 37 runs in total (30th in baseball). Chicago has conceded 60 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 36 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team ERA of 6.23 for the year (27th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 42 batters. They have walked 30 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.92 as a team this year.

Cubs bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 5 times and also have had 2 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 5 holds so far this year (5th in baseball). The Cubs relievers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 7 save situations. They have recorded 1 save on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 7 base runners on the campaign and 57.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have sent 20 relievers to the hill this season.

The Cubs have transformed 66.3% of balls in play into outs in their 468 innings, which has them ranked 25th in the majors. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 156 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 48 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and have 5 double plays.

Steele has taken the mound for 484 innings and has earned 496 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.24 (174 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.217. He has given up 439 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 150 free passes. Steele (29-21 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.19 while he has faced 2,031 batters during his time in the majors.

The Sacramento Athletics hold a team on-base percentage of .276 as well as a batting average of .211 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 30 instances (14th in baseball) and have totaled 28 base knocks. Sacramento has knocked in 7 home runs this season and 14 RBIs. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .391 and they are earning 3.50 runs per game (16th in the league). They have put up 3 two-baggers, while taking a walk 11 times as well as earning 14 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.059 with a FIP of 3.04 as a team on the season. They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 20. The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 8 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 1.59 (6 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 10.90 (41 strikeouts against 16 free passes). They have allowed 3 long balls and they surrender 2.12 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 16.7% of 6 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 6 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on base. With 6 save situations, the Athletics have 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 20th in MLB holding a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 11 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 3 save chances and they have tallied 1 save.

Out of their 306 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 74.2% (13th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 3 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (27th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 28 assists, 3 errors and have amassed 102 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Severino has given up 813 hits while he has totaled 949 K's in 909 innings. He has conceded a total of 385 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.197 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.45 and he has faced 3,783 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Severino (65-44 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.81 earned run average while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (-144)

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