Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, August 24, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-182) Arizona (+150)

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (68-62) will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (74-56) on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Cubs at -182 while the Diamondbacks are priced at +150. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kevin Gausman and Merrill Kelly.

The Cubs have accounted for 219 doubles as a team and have smacked 170 baseballs out of the park. Chicago is slugging .420 and have struck out 1,122 times, while drawing a walk on 549 occasions. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 5.1 runs per contest, which is 2nd in MLB. They have tallied 626 RBI's in addition to 1,108 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .248. They have accounted for 665 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .337.

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The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 4.15 so far this season (17th in the league), and the staff has rung up 999 hitters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 195 home runs and also 567 runs in total (13th in MLB). They have walked 391 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.68 as a team this season. Chicago has relinquished 1,073 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 536 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Cubs have sent 419 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 178 base runners so far this season and 30.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have 49 holds on the season (30th in baseball). Cubs relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 130 times as well as having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 29 saves over the course of the season and have blown 21 of their 50 save chances. The Cubs relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 58.0% and have come into the game in 105 save situations.

The Cubs have converted 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,467 innings, which ranks them 2nd in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have earned 3,489 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,225 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which ranks 1st in professional baseball, and they have turned 100 double plays.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,927 innings and has 1,970 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.83 (821 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.241. He has given up 1,853 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 539 free passes. Gausman (113-114 career record) has a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 8,055 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Arizona has compiled 129 home runs this year as well as 565 RBIs. They have 226 two-baggers, while taking a walk 439 times as well as putting up 593 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled a team OBP of .318 and a team batting average of .245 this year. The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .400 and they average 4.56 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 944 instances (29th in MLB) and have a total of 1,069 base hits.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.293 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 6.90 (881 strikeouts against 381 bases on balls). They sit at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,111. They have relinquished 153 long balls and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 586 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.20 (538 earned runs surrendered).

They are ranked 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have sent 427 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 137 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 118 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 71 holds and also 15 blown saves. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.6% out of 168 inherited base runners.

In their 10,386 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (8th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 115 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have racked up 1,131 assists, 48 errors and have a tally of 3,462 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Kelly has conceded 1,046 base knocks and he has 995 punch outs in 1,137 innings pitched. He has allowed 499 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.234 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and he has gone up against 4,708 batters during his pro baseball career. Kelly (73-64 mark in his career) has earned a 3.95 ERA and has surrendered 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+150)

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