Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 4/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+120) Chicago (-144)

The Los Angeles Angels (2-3) are en route to Wrigley Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Chicago Cubs (2-2). The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at +120 while Chicago is coming in at -144. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Yusei Kikuchi and Matthew Boyd.

Los Angeles is slugging .434 and have struck out 55 times, while drawing a walk on 29 occasions. They have tallied 24 runs batted in and 38 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .229. The Angels have compiled 4 doubles as a squad and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have tallied 27 runs and hold an OBP of .354. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 5.4 runs/g, which is 8th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.40 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.67. Angels pitchers have given up 2 long balls in addition to 29 runs (28th in MLB). Los Angeles has surrendered 40 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 20 earned runs. The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.29 so far this season (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 42 batters. They have walked 30 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a team for the year.

Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 7 times and also have had 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 4 holds on the season (7th in the league). The bullpen pitchers have inherited 12 base runners so far this year and 41.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Angels have dispatched 16 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals have earned 126 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 42 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .966 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have earned 1 double play. The Angels have transformed 66.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 378 innings on the field, which has them ranked 25th in baseball.

Kikuchi (48-58 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.40 and he has faced 4,265 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 994 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 357 walks. His earned run average is 4.46 (492 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.362. Kikuchi has taken the mound for 992 frames and is sitting with 1,014 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Cubs have a slugging percentage of .397 and they score 6.00 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have hit 4 two-baggers, while walking 21 times as well as scoring 24 runs. Chicago has accounted for 6 home runs this year as well as 22 runs batted in. They have struck out on 31 occasions (22nd in the league) and have notched a total of 30 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have accumulated an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .229 on the year.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.139 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.74 as a team so far this year. They are sitting at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 31. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 20 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.50 (18 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (36 strikeouts vs 10 walks). They have allowed 7 long balls and they yield 5.00 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Their relief pitchers have taken the field 1 time in high leverage situations in addition to 3 occasions with runners on base. They rank 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 11 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

In 324 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have a efficiency on defense of 72.3% (8th in MLB). The Chicago Cubs have turned 5 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .993 (7th in MLB). The Cubs have racked up 43 assists, 1 error and have 108 putouts during this campaign.

Boyd (60-78 career mark) has a 4.61 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.12 and he has gone up against 4,631 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has conceded 559 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.279 and a FIP of 4.5. During his MLB career, Boyd has given up 1,059 hits while tallying 1,052 strikeouts in 1,091 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-144)

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