Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, April 13, 2026

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+162) Philadelphia (-196)

Citizens Bank Park is where the Philadelphia Phillies (6-7) will take on the Chicago Cubs (6-7) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +162 while Philadelphia opens at -196. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Javier Assad and Cristopher Sanchez.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .355 and have struck out 108 times, while drawing a walk on 58 occasions. They have 51 RBI's as well as 93 hits so far this year, and their batting average is at .220. The Cubs have hit 18 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 13 balls out of the park. They have racked up 56 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which is 12th in the league.

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The Cubs have an ERA of 3.32 on the season (6th in the league), and they have struck out 103 batters. Cubs pitchers have relinquished 14 home runs and 46 total runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 40 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.15 as a unit this year. Chicago has allowed 82 base knocks (6.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 42 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.07.

The Cubs have dispatched 39 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 23 base runners for the season with 30.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The bullpen have recorded 1 holds for the season (30th in MLB). Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 14 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 2 saves so far this year and have missed out on 3 of their 5 chances to save the game. The Cubs relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 40.0% and have entered the game in 6 save situations.

The Boston Red Sox have amassed 342 putouts on the year, in addition to 118 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and have earned 10 double plays. The Cubs have converted 75.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,026 innings, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball.

Assad has pitched in 336 innings and has 274 K's during his MLB career. Assad (19-12 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.32 and he has faced 1,425 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.37 (126 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.318. He has conceded 305 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 138 free passes.

The Phillies have a team SLG% of .356 and they are earning 3.54 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have notched 22 two-baggers, while taking a walk 46 times as well as putting up 46 runs. Philadelphia has accounted for 12 home runs on the year as well as 46 RBIs. They have struck out on 116 occasions (14th in baseball) and have a total of 96 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have an OBP of .306 in addition to a batting average of .219 on the season.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.267 and are the owners of a FIP of 2.80 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 10.10 (130 strikeouts against 29 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 25th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 118. They have given up 10 dingers and they relinquish 4.81 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 62 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.27 (55 earned runs relinquished).

Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% of 11 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 9 times in high leverage situations and also on 11 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 10 save situations, the Phillies have 6 holds and also 0 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 47 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

Out of their 1,044 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 64.7% (30th in professional baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (19th in baseball). The Phillies have recorded 108 assists, 8 errors and have earned 348 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Sanchez has conceded 513 base knocks while tallying 532 strikeouts in 551 frames. Sanchez (31-22 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.20 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 196 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.03 and he has faced 2,262 hitters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-196) and under 8.5 runs

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