{"id":334462,"date":"2025-03-17T15:21:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=334462"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:21:56","slug":"dodgers-vs-cubs-sgp-predictions-tokyo-series-march-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/dodgers-vs-cubs-sgp-predictions-tokyo-series-march-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers vs. Cubs Tokyo Series SGP predictions March 18: Bet on Teoscar Hernandez and Kyle Tucker at +500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set your alarm clocks, baseball fans. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs kick off the MLB season at 6:10 a.m. ET in Tokyo, Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Mookie Betts won&#8217;t play on Tuesday, but I still like Los Angeles&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/teoscar_hern_ndez\/batting-stats\">Teoscar Hernandez<\/a> to drive in a run. Taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/kyle_tucker\/batting-stats\">Kyle Tucker<\/a> to record a hit in addition to a heavily-teased alt under generates a juicy +500 SGP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my Dodgers vs. Cubs SGP predictions for March 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dodgers vs. Cubs predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb\">Full MLB betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\">MLB injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\">MLB player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\">MLB standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parlay: Hernandez 1+ RBI | Tucker 1+ hits | Under 10.5 (+500)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111338\">Embed: #111338<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>Hernandez 1+ RBI<\/strong><\/strong> (+143):<\/strong> The absence of Betts makes life a little more difficult for Hernandez, but he still gets to bat behind two MVP winners in Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ohtani (.390 on-base percentage) and Freeman (.378) both ranked inside the top 10 for OBP last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles has an embarrassment of riches atop its lineup and Hernandez \u2014 who typically bats cleanup \u2014 will be in prime position to drive in batters all year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former Toronto Blue Jay had 99 RBI and owned a stellar .943 OPS with runners in scoring position last season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll happily back him at this price, even with Shota Imanaga (2.91 ERA in 2024) on the bump for Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>Tucker 1+ hit<\/strong> <\/strong>(-182):<\/strong> Tucker makes his debut for the Cubs on Tuesday after spending seven strong seasons with the Astros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The power-hitting lefty has posted incredible numbers since becoming an everyday starter in 2021:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>.280\/.362\/.527 slash line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>145 OPS+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.305 batting average vs. RHP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for Los Angeles and he&#8217;s coming off an impressive rookie campaign (3.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I still like Tucker to notch a hit with a platoon advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Under 10.5 runs (-420): <\/strong>This heavily-teased under nearly doubles our parlay&#8217;s value from +255 to +500 thanks to some negative correlation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I think Hernandez and Tucker can get their licks in without this turning into a full-fledged shootout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imanaga and Yamamoto were both great in 2024 and should be on tight leashes in the season opener. Ideally, they&#8217;ll do their jobs before turning the ball over to a pair of solid bullpens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Los Angeles&#8217; bullpen ranked third in ERA (3.53) and fifth in WHIP (1.18) last year. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chicago wasn&#8217;t far behind, ranking 11th in ERA (3.81).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dodgers vs. Cubs predictions made at 2:30 p.m. ET on 03\/17\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set your alarm clocks, baseball fans. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs kick off the MLB season at 6:10 a.m. ET in Tokyo, Japan. The pregame narrative: Mookie Betts won&#8217;t play on Tuesday, but I still like Los Angeles&#8217; Teoscar Hernandez to drive in a run. 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