Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-152) Chicago (+126)

The Texas Rangers (8-2) are headed to Wrigley Field on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Chicago Cubs (7-5). The odds on this game have the Rangers at -152 and the Cubs are sitting at +126. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Patrick Corbin and Jameson Taillon.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 3.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have earned a total of 33 runs while holding a team OBP of .266. The Rangers have compiled 10 doubles as a unit and have knocked 12 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 33 RBI's in addition to 58 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is at .192. Texas has a slugging percentage of .344 and have been called out on strikes 70 times, while being walked on 26 occasions.

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The Rangers have an ERA of 2.93 for the year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 90 batters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 8 home runs and 34 total runs (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 24 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.14 as a squad so far this year. Texas has yielded 70 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and 29 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.75 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.06.

The Rangers have dispatched 36 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 base runners for the season with 18.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 6 saves for the year and have blown 3 of their 9 save opportunities. The Rangers bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 23 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 14 holds so far this season (1st in MLB). Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 7 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 72.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 801 innings, which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have a total of 267 putouts on the year, in addition to 85 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 10th in baseball, and have earned 6 double plays.

Corbin (103-131 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.45 and he has faced 8,146 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 2,018 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 579 free passes. His ERA is 4.51 (949 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.373. Corbin has thrown 1,892 frames and has accounted for 1,729 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .426 and they average 6.42 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have recorded 23 doubles, while getting a free base 66 times and putting up 77 runs. Chicago has 17 home runs for the season to go along with 74 runs batted in. They have struck out on 100 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 104 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for an OBP of .350 and a batting average of .246 so far this season.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.500 in addition to having a FIP of 4.73 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.20 (85 strikeouts against 49 free passes). They come in at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 110. They have allowed 14 long balls and they concede 4.75 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 56 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.58 (54 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of their 9 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 6 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 16 save situations, the Cubs have earned 10 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 38 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Chicago has called on relievers to take the mound in 6 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves.

In 954 innings played, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (21st in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Cubs have racked up 113 assists, 6 errors and have accumulated 318 putouts for the season.

In his MLB career, Taillon has surrendered 1,085 base knocks while earning 983 strikeouts in 1,117 frames. He has given up 487 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.213 and having a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.64 and he has gone up against 4,656 batters in his pro baseball career. Taillon (72-54 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.92 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-152)

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