Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Cubs (3-4) are in Sacramento, CA to take on the Athletics (2-3) in Game 2 of this three-game series.
Justin Steele is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Luis Severino for Oakland.
The Cubs’ bats exploded last night for 18 runs as Chicago walloped the A’s, 18-3. Carson Kelly hit for the cycle and drove in five runs for Chicago. Michael Busch collected three hits and drove in four runs to help the cause.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Cubs at Athletics
- Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Time: 10:05PM EST
- Site: Sutter Health Park
- City: Sacramento, CA
- Network/Streaming: Marquee, NBCSN CA
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Odds for the Cubs at the Athletics
The latest odds as of Tuesday:
- Moneyline: Chicago Cubs (-132), Athletics (+112)
- Spread: Cubs -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cubs at Athletics
- Pitching matchup for April 1, 2025: Justin Steele vs. Luis Severino
- Cubs: Justin Steele, (1-1, 8.00 ERA)
Last outing: 3/19 6-3 Loss vs. LAD, 4 IP, 5 ER, 5 Hits, 5 Ks - Athletics: Luis Severino, (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Last outing: 3/27 4-2 Loss @ SEA, 6 IP, 3H, 0 ER, 6 Ks
- Cubs: Justin Steele, (1-1, 8.00 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cubs at Athletics
- The Athletics had covered the Run Line in 3 straight prior to last night’s loss
- Kyle Tucker is hitting .323 with 3 HRs and 10 RBIs to lead the Cubs in all 3 categories
- It had been 3 games since the Cubs last covered the Run Line prior to last night’s win
- Last night marked Chicago’s 4th straight win in the Athletics’ home ballpark
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Cubs and the Athletics
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Cubs and the Athletics:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Chicago Cubs on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Oakland Athletics at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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