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2022 MLB Handicapping
(6-6) Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago Cubs (6-5)
Date: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
Time: 7:40 PM ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Projected Pitchers: Drew Rasmussen (TB) vs. Marcus Stroman (CHI)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Rays -115 | Cubs -105
MLB run line Betting Odds: Rays -1.5, Cubs +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 9
It is an interleague series battle starting on Tuesday when the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field.
Wander Franco homered for the first time this season and the Rays held on to win in Wrigley 6-5 on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays come into this game with a 5-5 record overall and on Sunday they played one of their most complete game of the season scoring nine runs against the White Sox and that led to the six run victory.
The Rays are averaging 4.4 runs per game while they are giving up 4.4 runs per game. Tampa Bay’s offense is ranked 13th best in the league while their runs given up is also 13th best in the league. Ji-Man Choi has been the top player for the Rays hitting two home runs and driving in seven RBI’s.
Getting the start for the Rays will be Shane McClanahan and in nine innings this year he has given up six hits and four runs. In the last start against the A’s he went 4.2 innings giving up two hits and three runs.
Chicago Cubs
On the other side of this matchup is the Chicago Cubs who sit with a 5-4 record and on Sunday they were able to beat the Rockies 6-4. At the end of the third inning they were up 4-0 and they held on late.
The Cubs are averaging 4.9 runs per game while they are giving up 4.11 runs per game. THey are ranked 9th in the league in terms of runs scored and 12th in terms of runs given up. Seiya Suzuki has been the top player hitting four home runs and driving in 11 RBI’s.
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Getting the start for the Cubs will be Kyle Hendricks and he really struggled in his last start. Hendricks went 3.2 innings giving up seven hits and six runs.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Rays are 6-6 ATS this season
- Rays O/U are 5-6-1 this season
- Rays are 2-3 ATS on the road
- Cubs are 6-5 ATS this season
- Cubs are 4-1 ATS at home
- Cubs O/U 5-5-1 this season
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction:
Stroman has familiarity with the Rays after spending several years with the Blue Jays early in his career.
The weather is going to be less than favorable with game-time temperature about 50 degrees with the real-feel temperature falling into the high-30s. There is precipitation in the forecast so that could wreak havoc as well.
At the end of the day, Chicago has fared better than expected in the early going while Tampa Bay has struggled offensively on the road.
Give the upper hand to the hosts as Chicago gets the win behind a solid outing from Stroman.
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