Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs Game 1 5/7/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Los Angeles Dodgers will meet with the Chicago Cubs in MLB Game 1 action in Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 1:05 PM ET. The Dodgers gained three consecutive matches and are returning from a two-game sweep of their archrivals, the Giants.

This season, the Dodgers have the greatest run differential in baseball, at +57, eight runs ahead of the New York Yankees. However, they are just 6-5 on the road entering this game.

Los Angeles has a 4.86 run per game average. Their batting average of.237 is good for 12th in the league. Their on-base percentage of.321 is ninth, while their slugging percentage of.384 is eleventh.

With a.304 batting average, Chris Taylor tops the Dodgers. Trea Turner tops the squad with 18 RBI while Cody Bellinger tops the team with four home homers. So far, Los Angeles’ pitching was the best in the league, allowing 2.62 runs per game.

The Dodgers have a league-leading .190 batting average against their opponents. Their 2.33 ERA and 0.94 WHIP both rank first in the league. Anderson’s latest start resulted in a 5-1 win over Detroit, with five hits and one run allowed in five innings. If they are to win, they will need a comparable effort from him.

The total went UNDER in 10 of the LA Dodgers’ last 13 matches.
The LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their previous 5 matches.
The total went UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers’ last 7 matches on the road.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs Game 1 Predictions 5/7/2022

The Cubs lost four of their last five games in the previous week. Cross-town rivals, the Chicago White Sox, recently swept them in a two-game series. They’ll aim to snap their losing streak with a win over the Dodgers, which would be their second in the previous six matches.

Chicago scores 4.36 runs per game on average. Their batting average of .246 is good for sixth in the league. Their on-base percentage of .329 is third, while their slugging percentage of.382 is 12th.

With a .304 batting average, Ian Happ leads the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki tops the club with 15 RBI while Patrick Wisdom leads the team with 4 home runs. With 4.36 runs per game, Chicago’s pitching falls short of the team’s offense.

The Cubs have a .248 opponents’ batting average, which ranks 25th in the league. Their 4.33 ERA and 1.32 WHIP rank 24th and 24th, respectively. Steele’s previous start was in a 9-1 defeat to Milwaukee after he gave up seven hits and 4 runs in three innings. If they want to win this game, they’ll need a far stronger effort from him.

Chicago is 1-5 SU in their previous 6 matches.
The Cubs are 1-7 SU in their last 8 previous at home.
The Cubs are 7-1 SU in their last 8 previous at home against the LA Dodgers.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs. The MLB pick for this game is the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs dropped four of their past five matches, including six of their last seven at Wrigley Field. They struggled offensively in recent matches, scoring only six runs in their past five.

The Dodgers, who are second in the league in scoring average, had little trouble scoring. Even though they did not hit the ball as well against left-handed pitchers, the Dodgers will have no trouble scoring against the Cubs because Steele struggled on the mound, giving up 11 runs in his last 3 starts and opponents have a .307 batting average against him, so take the Dodgers to win big.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will win to a predicted score of 4-1.

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