Chicago Cubs vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 4/2/25 MLB Picks

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Athletics

-Recent betting trends in games played between Chicago and Athletics

-A summary that ties it all together produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cubs and Athletics. 

Cubs' Bats Are Heating Up

I guess all the Cubs needed was a couple of games against the Athletics to put on a show with the offense. On Monday, the Cubs scored 18 runs, and on Tuesday, they scored seven runs. Seiya Suzuki had a huge game, hitting a home run and driving in three RBIs. Kyle Tucker also hit a home run and finished with two hits and three RBIs. Justin Steele was on the mound, and he went six innings, giving up seven hits and four earned runs. He had six strikeouts and one walk. 

The Cubs' offense is averaging 6.25 runs, while their pitching has given up 5.50 runs per game. Jameson Taillon will start for the Cubs. He has a 0-1 record and an ERA of 12.46. Against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he went 4.1 innings, giving up nine hits and six runs. 

Move Hasn’t Helped Athletics

The Athletics might be playing in Sacramento now, but the results are the same; they just keep winning games. On Tuesday, the offense was only out-hit by one hit, but they weren’t as good getting the key hits, and that led to the defeat. At the end of the first inning, they were down 3-2, but as the game went on, the pitching continued to struggle. Luis Severino had a very disappointing start, and he went six innings, giving up six hits and five runs. 

The A’s are averaging only 3.5 runs per game, while their pitching is giving up 5.5 runs per game. The pitching staff is ranked 26th in baseball. Jeffrey Springs will get the start for the A’s. He has a 1-0 record and an ERA of 0.00. He pitched six innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up three hits and zero runs. 

Why the Athletics Will Beat the Cubs

• The Athletics have won each of their last six Wednesday games against NL Central opponents.
• The Cubs have lost four of their last five road games following a road win.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last six Wednesday games against NL Central opponents.
• The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five road games following a road win.

Total Runs Facts

• Six of the Athletics' last seven games against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Five of the Cubs' last six day games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in six of the Athletics' last seven home games.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in six of the Cubs' last seven games against American League opponents.

Chicago Cubs vs Athletics Prediction

This is a great matchup. On one side, we have the A’s with Jeffrey Springs on the mound, who was dominant in his first start. For the Cubs offense, they have been quite impressive, and they have a lot of confidence with the offense. I was wrong going with the A’s on Tuesday night, but we are going to take another shot with them here. I am quite impressed with what Springs was able to do, and he’s going to dominate again here. The Cubs' cold bats are going to lead to Oakland coming out. Back the Athletics on the money line.