Athletics vs Cubs Prediction and MLB Betting Tips - 20 April 2023
Apr 18, 2023, 8:10PM
The Oakland Athletics face the Chicago Cubs in MLB action at Oakland Coliseum on Thursday, beginning at 5:37am AEST.
The Athletics will send Mason Miller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) to the mound, while the Cubs are going with Justin Steele (2-0, 1.42 ERA).
Stats Insider's top betting tips for Athletics vs Cubs, plus the latest betting odds in Australia, are featured in this article.
Who will win? Athletics vs Cubs
Using high-tech machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Thursday's Oakland-CHI Cubs MLB game 10,000 times.
Our leading predictive analytics model currently gives the Cubs a 57% chance of beating the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum.
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Oakland vs CHI Cubs Odds
The current betting odds in Australia for Thursday's MLB game at Oakland Coliseum are listed below:
- Head to Head: Athletics $2.40, Cubs $1.62
- Line: Athletics +1.5 ($1.80), Cubs -1.5 ($2.05)
- Total (Over/Under 7.5 Runs): Over $2.10, Under $1.77
Odds are correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, bet365 currently has the Athletics to win at $2.40 and the Cubs to win at $1.62.
The Athletics are listed as 1.5-run underdogs against the Cubs, with odds of $1.80 currently available at bet365.
For the favourite Cubs (-1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $2.05.
The Over/Under for total runs scored sits at 7.5 with bet365, which currently has odds for the Over at $2.10 and odds for the Under at $1.77.
According to Stats Insider's analytics model, the Athletics (+1.5) have a 59% chance of covering the line, while the Over/Under total of 7.5 runs has a 54% chance of staying Under.
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Athletics vs Cubs Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Oakland at $2.40 with bet365 (2.7% edge)
- Line: Athletics +1.5 at $1.80 with bet365 (59% probability) 🔥
- Total Runs: Over 7.5 at $2.10 with bet365 (0.2% edge)
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Today's Athletics vs Cubs predictions are based on market-leading modelling and wagering intelligence to help you place more informed bets with your chosen online bookie.
While the Cubs have a higher chance of winning the game, betting on the Athletics to win is our preferred option due to the 2.7% edge found when comparing our data-driven probabilities to the bet365 odds currently available.
Making use of the edges published on Stats Insider is crucial to being profitable in the long run.
Furthermore, despite the Under being more likely to hit in this game, Over 7.5 is our best bet because of the better odds ($2.10) that are available from bet365.
Athletics vs Cubs MLB Prediction
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Athletics vs Cubs MLB 2023
The match-up between the Athletics and Cubs at Oakland Coliseum is scheduled to commence at 5:37am AEST on Thursday.
- Game: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs
- Date: Thursday 20 April 2023
- Time: 5:37am AEST
- Venue: Oakland Coliseum
All dates and times in this article are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) unless otherwise stated.
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