Opening Day for the Cubs and Diamondbacks finds the National League clubs squaring off in Phoenix on Thursday night.
Justin Steele is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Zac Gallen for the Diamondbacks.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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- Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Network/Streaming: MSN, DBACKS.TV
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The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Chicago Cubs (+110), Arizona Diamondbacks (-130)
- Spread: Cubs +1.5 (-190), Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155)
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- Thursday’s pitching matchup (March 27): Justin Steele vs. Zac Gallen
- Cubs: Justin Steele
- Spring Training – 1GP, 4.0 IP, 0-1, 11.25 ERA, 5 Ks
- Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen
- Spring Training – 4GP, 9.1 IP, 2-0, 2.89 ERA, 10 Ks
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- Prized offseason acquisition Kyle Tucker was just 3-30 (.100) in 13 Spring Training games
- Highly touted 1B Michael Busch was 15-36 (.417) in 14 Spring Training games
- Corbin Carroll hit .400 (18-45) in Spring Training for Arizona
- Corbin Burnes gave up 9 earned runs in 16 IP this Spring
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Cubs and the Diamondbacks:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on Arizona on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play ATS on the Diamondbacks -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 8.5.
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