Chicago Cubs vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-196) Sacramento (+162)

Sutter Health Park is the location where the Sacramento Athletics (2-3) will compete against the Chicago Cubs (3-4) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Chicago at -196 while Sacramento is at +162. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jameson Taillon and Jeffrey Springs.

The Cubs have tallied 17 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .443 and have struck out 62 times, while taking a walk on 33 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 6.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in MLB. They have accrued 43 RBI's and 64 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .251. They have earned 43 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .340.

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The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 5.75 over the course of the season (26th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 48 batters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 9 home runs and also 40 runs (29th in baseball). They have walked 32 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.93 as a team on the campaign. Chicago has given up 70 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 39 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.50 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.67.

The Cubs have dispatched 22 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 7 runners this year and 57.1% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 2 saves so far this season and have blown 1 of 3 save chances. The Cubs bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 8 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 5 holds on the campaign (5th in MLB). Cubs relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 5 times and also have had 2 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 183 putouts this season, in addition to 59 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 16th in the majors, and they have turned 6 double plays. The Cubs have converted 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 549 innings, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball.

Taillon has thrown 1,107 innings and has earned 975 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.89 (479 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.209. He has allowed 1,072 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 267 free passes. Taillon (71-53 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.84 while going up against 4,609 opposing hitters in the majors.

Sacramento has compiled 8 home runs this year and 17 runs batted in. They have recorded 5 two-baggers, while taking a walk 13 times as well as putting up 17 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled an OBP of .284 as well as a batting average of .225 so far this season. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .396 and they are recording 3.40 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have been rung up on 36 occasions (13th in baseball) and have earned 38 base hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 26 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.60 (22 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 7 long balls and they relinquish 5.44 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.558 and have a FIP of 4.85 as a squad for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.00 (48 strikeouts vs 26 free passes). They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 41.

Sacramento has had relievers step onto the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have walked away with 1 save. They are ranked 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 16 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with runners on. Sacramento relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% of 10 inherited runners. Sitting with 6 save situations, the Athletics have 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 3 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .976 (26th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 33 assists, 4 errors and are sitting with 129 putouts for the year. Out of their 387 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (24th in the majors).

Springs (23-12 record in his career) has a 3.39 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.45 and he has gone up against 1,320 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 118 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.248 and a FIP of 3.3. During his pro baseball career, Springs has allowed 287 hits while tallying 359 punch outs in 313 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+162)

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