Walker Buehler and the Los Angeles Dodgers are big moneyline favorites in MLB betting odds against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.

Dodgers Look Like Strong Play to Snap Losing Streak vs Chicago

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 0-3 over their last three games after getting swept by the San Diego Padres this week. The Dodgers will try to bounce back Thursday night in Los Angeles in the first game of a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs.

Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Date/Time: June 24, 10:10 p.m. ET
  • Stadium: Dodger Stadium
  • TV Coverage: SNLA
  • Sportsbook Odds: Dodgers -201 | O/U 7.5 (Line History)
  • Cubs vs Dodgers Matchup Report

Sportsbook Odds Analysis

The Dodgers opened as -201 favorites and have received enough betting action to bump the line up to Los Angeles -230. The Cubs are going off as +210 road underdogs and the total has moved up slightly to 8 runs since Sportsbook at 7.5 runs. Chicago is 2-5 in its last seven games against National League opponents.

Starting Pitchers Analysis

Zach Davies got torched for eight earned runs in six innings last Friday against the Miami Marlins, bumping his ERA up to 4.66 with a WHIP of 1.49. Davies entered that game with a 4.01 ERA and had allowed one earned run or none in seven of his previous nine starts. The 28-year-old has historically pitched well against the Dodgers with a 2.37 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP in eight career starts against LA.

Walker Buehler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning last Saturday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks before eventually allowing two hits and two earned runs in a 9-3 Dodgers win. Buehler has been pitching lights out since the middle of May with a 6-0 record, a 1.60 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP and 41 strikeouts across his last seven starts.

Chicago News & Notes

Kyle Hendricks pitched six shutout innings and Chicago’s offense came alive in a 7-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Willson Contreras, Patrick Wisdom and Kris Bryant all hit home runs in the victory.

Prior to that win, the Cubs had gone 2-6 over their previous eight games and were averaging only 1.75 runs per game over that stretch. Chicago’s offense will be looking to carry the momentum of their offensive outburst into this series, but going up against Los Angeles’s elite pitching won’t do the Cubs any favors. The Cubs enter Thursday with a 41-33 record, trailing the Milwaukee Brewers by half a game for the top spot in the National League Central.

Los Angeles News & Notes

The Dodgers also hit a speed bump on offense this week when they got swept by the San Diego Padres in a three-game road series. Los Angeles scored only seven runs across the three games after racking up nine runs in each of its previous two games against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Despite the three-game slump, the Dodgers still rank second in the majors behind only the Houston Astros in runs scored at 5.16 per game. And their offense actually has the chance to be even better over the second half of the season. Max Muncy was activated on Tuesday, Cody Bellinger was activated on Wednesday and Corey Seager’s return is right around the corner as well. The Dodgers return home on Thursday with a 23-12 home record in 2021.

Betting Pick: Los Angeles -230

Walker Buehler has been pitching far too well to try to fade in this spot. The Cubs have scored two runs or less in seven of their last nine games and will have trouble getting to three runs against the Dodgers.

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Shark Bites
  • Chicago is 4-1 in its last 5 games vs Los Angeles.
  • Los Angeles is 10-5 over its last 15 games.
  • The OVER is 10-3 in Los Angeles’s last 13 games vs Chicago.
CHI is 4-1 in its last 5 games vs LA.away LA is 10-5 over its last 15 games.home The OVER is 10-3 in LA’s last 13 games vs CHI.
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