Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres 05/09/2022 – The Chicago Cubs will be taking on the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Monday night. This will be the first game of a three-game series between the two teams. The Chicago Cubs are in the fourth position of the NL Central, currently ruled by the Brewers, with a record of 9-18. The San Diego Padres are in the second position of the NL West, hot at the heels of the dominating Dodgers, with a record of 19-10. The MLB best bets are foreseeing the San Diego Padres to win in this game.
Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres 05/09/2022
| When: | Monday, May 9, 9:40 PM ET |
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| Where: | Petco Park, San Diego, California |
| TV: | BSSD |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres 05/09/2022
| Team | RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Chicago Cubs | +1.5 (-147) | 7 o (-120) | +157 |  |
| San Diego Padres | -1.5 (+133) | 7 u (+100) | -171 | |
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are coming into this series, pretty down after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in their last outing with a terribly imbalanced score of 7-1. The Chicago offense is led by Nico Hoerner who has posted 25 hits in this season and is batting with an average of .287. The lead home-run getter for the team is Patrick Wisdom who has scored 5 homers so far. On the mound against the San Diego Padres on Monday, the Chicago Cubs will be setting up Kyle Hendricks who is 1-3 with a 5.64 ERA.
Players to watch: F. Schwindel 1B (GP 25, AB 91, R 6, H 19, 2B 3, 3B 0, HR 2, RBI 9, TB 28, BB 5, SO 21, SB 0, AVG 0.209, OBP 0.25, SLG 0.308, OPS 0.558, WAR -0.5), S. Suzuki RF (GP 26, AB 87, R 13, H 22, 2B 6, 3B 1, HR 4, RBI 15, TB 42, BB 15, SO 30, SB 1, AVG 0.253, OBP 0.365, SLG 0.483, OPS 0.848, WAR 0.7).
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres played against the Miami Marlins in their last pairing. In the final game of the series, the Padres won 3-2. The San Diego offense is led by Manny Machado who has posted 42 hits, which is the highest in the team. Machado has also scored 7 homers in this season while Jurickson Profar has scored 5 and Eric Hosmer has scored 3 in homers for the team. Against the Cubs on Monday, the San Diego Padres will be sending MacKenzie Gore to the mound. Gore is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA.
Players to watch: M. Machado 3B (GP 29, AB 109, R 26, H 42, 2B 7, 3B 0, HR 7, RBI 21, TB 70, BB 15, SO 22, SB 6, AVG 0.385, OBP 0.46, SLG 0.642, OPS 1.103, WAR 2.6), J. Cronenworth 2B (GP 29, AB 106, R 14, H 22, 2B 2, 3B 2, HR 2, RBI 14, TB 34, BB 17, SO 21, SB 0, AVG 0.208, OBP 0.323, SLG 0.321, OPS 0.644, WAR 0.8).
Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Betting Numbers
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Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against San Diego.
Chi Cubs are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games on the road.
Chi Cubs are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against San Diego.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.
San Diego Padres
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego’s last 13 games.
San Diego are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Diego’s last 13 games at home.
San Diego are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego’s last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Betting Picks
The Chicago Cubs are coming into this game as the underdog and for good reason. The Cubs have been dismal in their performance as of late, quite in contrast to their opponents. The San Diego Padres are doing pretty well on the mound, and are bound to win this game according to MLB betting data.
Score Prediction: Padres 8, Cubs 2.
