The Dodgers are without Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman could be out again on Wednesday with a rib injury. Cubs SP Justin Steele keeps the ball on the ground (48.7%) and boasts the seventh-lowest home run rate (0.70 HR/9) among starting pitchers over the past three seasons. The Dodgers are getting all the attention with Roki Sasaki taking the mound in his MLB debut, but I expect him to be limited after tossing 49 and 41 pitches across two spring appearances.

There's more value on Chicago as +135 ML underdogs than a predictable bet on LA to cover the 1.5-run line at +110 odds.