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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Predictions September 9, 2023: M. Kelly vs J. Steele

Game time: September 9, 2023 at 2:20 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated Sep 8, 6:35 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Arizona Diamondbacks are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Saturday, 9/9/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Merrill Kelly (ERA: 3.34) will be the

Game outlook

The Arizona Diamondbacks are traveling to play the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Saturday, 9/9/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Merrill Kelly (ERA: 3.34) will be the starting pitcher for Diamondbacks and Justin Steele (ERA: 2.9) will be starting for Cubs. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -137 and the current line is Chicago -135.

Diamondbacks vs Cubs Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win today's game by 2 points and the total to go over 7 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Arizona 4 to Chicago 6

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

56% of SportsJaw predicts Chicago Cubs to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 57%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 7.

OddsShark predicts Arizona will win and the total will go over.

U: 2.5% picked Chicago Cubs on Covers.com

Arizona Key Betting Stats

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With a power ranking of 15, Arizona is ranked #12 in offense (scoring an average of 4.70 per game), #20 in defense (allowing an average of 4.80 points to be scored against them per game) and are 74-68 this season.

Chicago Key Betting Stats

Chicago Cubs has a power ranking of 11 and are #6 for offense (scoring an average of 5.09 per game), #14 for defense (giving up an average of 4.40 points per game) and 76-66 overall. Arizona went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Arizona Diamondbacks+125 → +123Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago-137 → -135Moved
  • Spread · Arizona Diamondbacks+1.5 (-180) → +1.5 (-180)Unchanged
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+150) → -1.5 (+157)Moved
  • Total · Over8 (-110) → 7 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8 (-110) → 7 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Arizona Diamondbacks
86-76 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-09-08T22:35:22.104Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-09-08Arizona Diamondbacks 1 · Chicago 0
  • 2023-09-07Arizona Diamondbacks 6 · Chicago 2
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Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Chicago 3-2

Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Chicago 3-2 on September 9, 2023, a 1-run decision in the series. Arizona Diamondbacks' strongest period was the 5th inning, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5 (-180) spread, Arizona Diamondbacks covered, while the 5 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 7.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

  • JaredkuntzMoneyline · Arizona Diamondbacks +125Win
  • ThetotalerMoneyline · Chicago -137Loss
  • Josh720Moneyline · Chicago -137Loss
  • BluedevilMoneyline · Arizona Diamondbacks +125Win
  • VegaspatMoneyline · Arizona Diamondbacks +123Win
  • DemarcusBryantTotal · Under 6.75 (-110)Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -141Loss
  • MoneymouthMoneyline · Chicago -140Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago -140Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago -140Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss
  • JohnTharpRunline · Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5 (-182)Win
  • JohnTharpTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss