Wrigley Field hosts an MLB battle between the Chicago Cubs and the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday.

Chicago hands the ball to starter Scott Feldman in this one and he'll try to improve on his 1-3 mark on the year. San Diego counters with Andrew Cashner, who will try to quiet the fans and the Cubs bats at the same time.



View San Diego vs Chi Cubs Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cubs were listed as -105 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Cubs, most recently No. 8 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Padres, who rate a National League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Chicago's National League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.5 runs per game, against a Padres offense rated No. 10 and scoring 3.9 runs per game in the league. The Cubs have averaged 8 hits per game to date this season, less than the Padres hitters have managed (8.4 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Chicago has the National League's No. 9-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Padres own the National League's No. 15 mark in runs allowed.

The Padres were a 13-7 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at +117 on the moneyline, while the total score (20) was good news for OVER bettors. The Padres grabbed a win last time out, defeating Edwin Jackson and the Cubs 13-7 on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Padres at Cubs trends to consider:
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs' last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs' last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games


Next up:
San Diego at Chi Cubs, Thursday, May 2