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Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs odds, picks and predictions

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September 10, 2023

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs odds, picks and predictions

The Arizona Diamondbacks (75-68) and Chicago Cubs (76-67) meet for the finale of a 4-game series Sunday. First pitch from Wrigley Field is set for 2:20 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Diamondbacks vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Diamondbacks lead 3-0

Arizona won 3-2 as a +125 road underdog in the 10th inning on Saturday for its 3rd straight win in the series. The D-backs scored twice in the 10th, first on a wild pitch then on an RBI single from RF Tommy Pham.

Arizona has won 4 straight and is 6-4 in its last 10 and 37-33 on the road. Chicago fell to 40-34 at home with its 3rd straight loss. The Cubs are 5-5 in their last 10 games.

Diamondbacks at Cubs projected starters

RHP Brandon Pfaadt vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks

Pfaadt (1-8, 6.27 ERA) makes his 16th start. The rookie has a 1.46 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 8.2 K/9 in 74 2/3 innings.

Last start: Loss, 3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K in a 3-2 home loss Tuesday vs. the Colorado Rockies
First career start vs. Chicago

Hendricks (5-7, 3.73 ERA) makes his 21st start. He has a 1.14 WHIP, 1.2 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 in 115 2/3 innings.

Last start: No-decision, 5 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K in an 11-8 home win Tuesday vs. San Francisco Giants
Career vs. Arizona: 4-3, 3.83 ERA (54 IP, 23 ER), 1.20 WHIP, 8 K/9 in 9 starts

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Diamondbacks at Cubs odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:58 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Diamondbacks +128 (bet $100 to win $128) | Cubs -152 (bet $152 to win $100)
Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Diamondbacks +1.5 (-160) | Cubs -1.5 (+132)
Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: +100 | U: -122)

Diamondbacks at Cubs picks and predictions

Prediction

Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 3

Moneyline

LEAN DIAMONDBACKS (+128).

While these are 2 evenly-matched teams, the Diamondbacks have been dominant over the Cubs in recent matchups. Arizona is 3-0 vs. Chicago in this series and 6-1 in the last 7 meetings with Chicago. The Diamondbacks are also the hotter team as they are 5-1 in their last 6 overall.

This is only a lean because the Cubs are at home and they are 2-1 in Hendricks’ last 3 starts vs. Arizona.

Run line/Against the spread

PASS.

I’m a fan of the Diamondbacks to cover, but not at this price. Bet on the moneyline and/or total instead.

Over/Under

BET UNDER 9 (-122).

The Under has hit in all 3 games of this series and is also 7-3 in the last 10 Arizona-Chicago matchups overall. For Arizona the Under is 7-3 in its last 10 overall and for Chicago the Under is 8-2 in its last 10.

The Under is also 4-1 in Hendricks’ last 5 starts overall and 2-1 in his last 3 starts vs. Arizona. The Under is 3-1-1 in Pfaadt’s last 5 starts.

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3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi commits to Arizona, first pledge of 2026 class

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June 26, 2024

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3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi commits to Arizona, first pledge of 2026 class

Arizona has been on a tear this month, picking up 13 commitments in June for its 2025 recruiting class after entering with only two. And now it already has one for the following class.

3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi committed to the UA on Tuesday night, giving the Wildcats their first pledge of the 2026 class nearly 18 months before those recruits could officially sign.

he 6-foot-3, 265-pound Langi, who goes by ‘Bobo’ rather than Michael, is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 509 player in the 2026 class. He’s also considered the No. 41 interior offensive lineman in the country and the No. 79 prospect from California.

Langi, who was offered by Arizona in January, picked the Wildcats over offers from ASU, Colorado and Penn State, among others. He is the younger brother of 3-star offensive lineman Peter Langi, a 2025 recruit whom the UA had in for an official visit last weekend.

Both Langis play for Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, the same school where Arizona recently got a commitment from 3-star offensive lineman Losipini Tupou. They are no relation to Sam Langi, who appeared in 21 games (with four starts) on the offensive line for the Wildcats from 2020-23.

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Former Baylor pitcher Collin McKinney commits to Arizona baseball

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June 25, 2024

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Former Baylor pitcher Collin McKinney commits to Arizona baseball

In winning both the Pac-12 regular season and conference tournament titles, Arizona put up some of the best pitching numbers in the country and led the nation in a trio of categories.

The Kevin Vance effect was real, and it’s made the Wildcats a desirable destination for pitchers hoping to improve their pro prospects.

Arizona has landed a second potential weekend starter from the NCAA transfer portal, getting a commitment Tuesday from former Baylor right-hander Collin McKinney.

The 6-foot-5 Texas native comes to Tucson with three years of eligibility, but with a big 2025 season could get drafted. He’s coming off a 2024 campaign as a redshirt freshman (he sat out 2023 due to injury) in which he started 14 games for Baylor and was 3-6 with a 6.70 ERA.

McKinney struck out 60 batters in 49.2 innings but also walked 35 and allowed 11 home runs. He had back-to-back 10-strikeout performances midway through the season but didn’t go more than four innings in any of his final seven starts.

He is Arizona’s second portal pickup, both righties who have started throughout their college career. Last week the Wildcats landed ex-Rutgers RHP Christian Coppola.

Coppola is ranked by 64Analytics as the No. 30 transfer, while McKinney is No. 168. For perspective, none of the players Arizona has lost to the portal was ranked in the top 1,000.

The UA is likely to lose all three weekend starters with righties Clark Candiotti and Cam Walty graduating and lefty Jackson Kent expected to get drafted and start his pro career.

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