Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Picks and Predictions for Saturday April 25 2026
Use Code WWWC The Chicago Cubs will be on the road Saturday for game 2 of 3 in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, at 7:15 PM against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and we have you ready to roll with our Chicago vs Los Angeles prediction. Chicago has 16 wins and 9 losses coming into this series, riding a long winning streak after sweeping the Philadelphia Phillies. The Los Angeles Dodgers have 17 wins and 8 losses this season, having won 2 of the last 4 overall after a 3-run road victory against the San Francisco Giants. Read more about this Chicago vs Los Angeles prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our MLB Predictions!
Chicago looks to stay hot
Offensively, Chicago has been stout this season, with a .267 batting average and has scored 139 runs on 230 hits. Chicago has a .357 OBP and a 427 team slugging percentage. Chicago pitching has been solid, with a 3.44 team ERA, and the Cubs have given up 15 runs over their last 5 wins. Edward Cabrera got the start for Chicago in their last outing, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits across 7 innings of work. The Chicago bullpen held true, giving up just 2 runs on 2 hits over the next 2 innings before Javier Assad came on to give up no runs on no hits in 1 inning of work, leading to the victory. Michael Busch led the show for the Chicago offense with 2 hits in 6 at-bats to drive in four runs.
Nico Hoerner leads the Chicago offense this season with a .304 batting average and 22 RBIs. Ian Happ has supplied the power for Chicago with a .250 batting average and a team-leading 7 home runs this season. Alex Bregman has a .260 batting average this season across 25 games played.
Key Injury Report for Chicago:
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- Jeff Brigham (7-Day IL)
- Jaxon Wiggins (7-Day IL)
- Trent Thornton (7-Day IL)
- Caleb Thielbar (Day-To-Day)
- Phil Maton (15-Day IL)
Los Angeles tries to keep it rolling
The Los Angeles offense has been phenomenal this season, with a .279 batting average. The Dodgers have scored 139 runs on 237 hits. Los Angeles has a .355 OBP and a .473 team slugging percentage. The Los Angeles pitching has been just as stout with a 3.27 team ERA this year. Tyler Glasnow got the start for Los Angeles in their last outing, giving up no runs on 1 hit across 8 innings of work, leading to the victory. Los Angeles had a balanced offensive attack in their last outing, with multiple players driving in 1 run each.
Andy Pages leads the Los Angeles offense this season with a .37 batting average and 21 RBI's. Shohei Ohtani has compiled a .245 batting average, and Freddie Freeman has compiled a .297 batting average. Max Muncy has a .294 batting average to go along with the team-leading 8 home runs this season.
Key Injury Report for Los Angeles:
- Carlos Santana (10-Day IL)
- Gabriel Moreno (10- Day IL)
- Tyler Locklear (10-Day IL)
- Pavin Smith (60-Day IL)
- Cristian Mena (60-Day IL)
Chicago vs Los Angeles Pick
- Chicago vs Los Angeles Spread Pick
Both teams are having great years coming into Saturday, as each sits near the top of the division. Chicago has the better pitcher on the mound in this matchup, but the Los Angeles offense is the better unit. Look for both teams to play well on Saturday as each looks for National League supremacy. Take the Dodgers Saturday night to do the job as they get the win at home against a red-hot Chicago team.
- Chicago vs Los Angeles Over/Under Pick
Both teams have strong offenses, and that will continue in this matchup. Look for an offensive explosion Saturday between 2 of the better teams in baseball. Look for both teams to jump on the starters in this game, leading to runs in bunches in Los Angeles. Take the over Saturday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Chicago Cubs.
This prediction was written before the completion of game play on Friday.
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