Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-122) Chicago (+102)

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (12-9) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (11-7) on Friday. The line on this matchup has Arizona at -122 while Chicago is at +102. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Corbin Burnes and Colin Rea.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 5.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have 98 runs and hold an OBP of .347. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 38 two-baggers as a team and have hit 24 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 96 RBI's and 153 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .259. Arizona has a slugging % of .456 and have struck out 123 times, while drawing a walk on 77 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.19 this year (21st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 157 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 20 home runs and also 78 total runs (14th in MLB). They have walked 53 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a unit so far this year. Arizona has surrendered 131 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 74 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 13 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 12 base runners this season with 25.0% of those runners crossed the plate. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 10 times in addition to having 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 50 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 8 holds this season (23rd in baseball). They have earned 5 saves so far this year and haven't botched an opportunity.

The Diamondbacks have turned 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,431 innings, ranking them 7th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 477 putouts on the year, as well as 164 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 14th in baseball, and they have turned 9 double plays.

Burnes has pitched in 918 innings and has racked up 1,065 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.22 (329 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.073. He has conceded 722 base hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) with 263 free passes. Burnes (60-37 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.18 while he has gone up against 3,718 batters in the majors.

The Chicago Cubs have earned a team on-base percentage of .340 and a batting average of .255 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 171 occasions (7th in the league) and have recorded 188 base knocks. Chicago has recorded 27 HRs so far this year and 121 runs batted in. The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .431 and they are earning 5.90 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have hit 39 doubles, while getting a free base 90 times and scoring 124 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 88 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.14 (85 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 23 dingers and they surrender 4.28 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Cubs have a WHIP of 1.378 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (158 strikeouts vs 77 walks). They are currently ranked 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 178.

With 24 save situations, the Cubs have earned 13 holds and 5 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 11 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 19 times in high leverage situations in addition to 15 occasions with base runners. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% of 21 inherited runners. They are ranked 21st in MLB holding a save rate of 54.5%, and they have sent 68 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 14 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Cubs have recorded 173 assists, 10 errors and have a total of 555 putouts this year. In 1,665 innings on the diamond, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (20th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Rea has conceded 441 hits while tallying 373 K's in 455 innings. Rea (26-20 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.51 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 228 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.274 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 1,940 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+102)

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