Tampa Bay vs Chicago Betting Odds
When: April 20, 2022, at 7:40 p.m. EST
Venue: Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX
Tampa Bay vs Chicago Betting Preview
Interleague action continues Wednesday night with the Tampa Bay Rays (6-6, 2-3 away) visiting the Chicago Cubs (6-5, 3-2 home). These teams have struggled to find their footing this season, but there is a long way to go and plenty of teams make the MLB playoffs. This game will air live on ESPN+.
The Rays are balanced offensively as they are led by Wander Franco and his .404 batting average, Brandon Lowe’s three home runs, and Ji-Man Choi and his eight RBIs. Tampa is batting .249 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.74 ERA and 1.15 WHIP.
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Seiya Suzuki has taken MLB by storm, and he leads the Cubs with a .414 batting average, four home runs and 11 RBIs. Chicago is hitting .266 and the pitching staff has combined for a 4.22 ERA and 1.34 WHIP.
Tampa Bay vs Chicago Betting Trends
Rays
- Tampa Bay are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
- Tampa Bay are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against Chi Cubs.
- Tampa Bay are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
- Tampa Bay are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Tampa Bay’s last 19 games played in April.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games played on a Wednesday.
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Cubs
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 6 games against Tampa Bay.
- Chi Cubs are 3-11 SU in their last 14 games at home.
- Chi Cubs are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi Cubs’ last 14 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 6 games played on a Wednesday.
Tampa Bay vs Chicago Pick & Prediction
Game two of this series was Tuesday night and saw Tampa earn the 6-5 win. The Rays were up 4-0 through three innings, but Chicago kept fighting and this was a one-run game for the final two innings. Wander Franco was impressive for the Rays as he went 3-5 with one double, one home run, two RBIs and one run scored. Josh Fleming earned his second win of the season, Justin Steele took his first loss, and Andrew Kittredge notched his second save.
Pitching Matchup: Drew Rasmussen (0-1, 5.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) vs Marcus Stroman (0-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP)
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