Javier Assad will make his first start of the season for Chicago after being called up from Triple-A Iowa on Monday. Assad finished 2025 with a 4-1 record and a 3.65 ERA with a 1.22 WHIP. Six Tampa Bay hitters have faced him, and they are 6-for-26 with a homer for a .231 batting average and a .355 on-base percentage. The Rays' bullpen is last in the majors with a 7.34 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP this season, although they have settled down the past three games, which the Rays have won, including 6-4 over the Cubs on Monday. Tampa Bay has lost Drew Rasmussen's first two starts, although the relievers were the culprits, as he has allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits in 10 innings. I'm not confident in the Rays' ability to shut things down just yet. Take the Cubs to win.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 4.2 to 4.1 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Tampa Bay winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 4.2 to 4.2 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Chicago at Tampa Bay
6:40 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 4.4 to 4.1 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 0.0 to 0.0, Tampa Bay winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Tampa Bay at Chicago
2:20 PM Eastern
Tampa Bay's offense is 20th in on-base percentage. They've dropped six of eight with the offense scoring 24 runs. Adrian Houser (3.11 ERA) has had a fine season, while the bullpen is ninth in ERA (3.69). Chicago is on a 6-4 run UNDER the total with a defense that is fifth in fielding percentage, and the relief pitching is ranked 12th (3.87 ERA). Shota Imanaga has a 3.12 ERA at Wrigley Field this season, where he's holding batters to a .189 average. Take Tampa Bay/Chicago UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 0.0 to 0.0, Chicago winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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