Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/4/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-152) Chicago (+126)

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (63-49) will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (69-43) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -152 and the Cubs are at +126. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and Javier Assad.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are earning 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in MLB. They have 572 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .340. The Dodgers have accounted for 189 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 143 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 538 RBI's and 989 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .262. Los Angeles is slugging .431 and have been rung up 884 times, while taking a walk on 430 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.94 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.14. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 130 home runs and also 422 total runs (3rd in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 792 base knocks (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 400 earned runs. The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.64 so far this season (5th in the league), and they have rung up 1,001 hitters. They have walked 340 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a squad on the campaign.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 73 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 70 holds this season (6th in MLB). The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 71.4% and have come into the game in 113 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves on the season and have not converted 12 out of their 42 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 120 runners over the course of the season with 36.7% of them crossing the plate. The Dodgers have sent 354 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Dodgers have converted 73.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,913 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 2,971 putouts on the year, as well as 927 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which is 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays.

Skubal (61-42 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.00 while going up against 3,430 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 688 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 186 walks. His ERA is 3.05 (292 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.013. Skubal has taken the ball for 862 innings and has accumulated 1,005 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Cubs hold a slugging percentage of .411 and they are scoring 5.09 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have 186 two-baggers, while getting a free base 484 times and recording 570 runs. Chicago is sitting with 135 home runs for the season to go along with 534 runs batted in. They have struck out on 963 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned 949 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have recorded a team on-base percentage of .338 and a team batting average of .247 on the season.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.254 in addition to having a FIP of 4.65 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.90 (872 strikeouts vs 336 walks). They are currently ranked 16th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 917. They have surrendered 166 homers and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 481 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.09 (454 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 88 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 39 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 43 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of their 159 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 112 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 25th in baseball with a save rate of 55.8%, and they have dispatched 364 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

In 8,997 innings played, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (3rd in MLB). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Cubs have racked up 1,032 assists, 43 errors and have earned 2,999 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Assad has surrendered 367 hits while he has tallied 319 strikeouts in 400 frames. He has given up a total of 155 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.302 and a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and he has gone up against 1,688 opposing hitters so far in his career. Assad (24-13 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.49 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+126)

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