{"id":334683,"date":"2025-03-18T17:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=334683"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:34:22","slug":"dodgers-vs-cubs-prop-picks-mlb-toyko-series-march-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/dodgers-vs-cubs-prop-picks-mlb-toyko-series-march-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers vs. Cubs Tokyo Series prop picks March 19: Back Kyle Tucker in Roki Sasaki&#8217;s MLB debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tuesday officially kicked off the 2025 baseball season and Wednesday will kick off Roki Sasaki&#8217;s MLB career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Los Angeles Dodgers rookie sensation makes his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs to wrap up the Tokyo Series. I don&#8217;t have a play on him, but am fading his counterpart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/justin_steele\/pitching-stats\">Justin Steele<\/a>. I have a pick on Cubs star outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/kyle_tucker\/batting-stats\">Kyle Tucker<\/a>, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Dodgers vs. Cubs prop picks for the Wednesday, March 19 game at Tokyo Dome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dodgers vs. Cubs prop picks<\/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><strong>Best bet: Tucker 1+ RBI (+195)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111366\">Embed: #111366<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker\u2019s debut with the Cubs was a dud. But in fairness, this lineup didn\u2019t perform against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and four Dodgers relievers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chicago was held to three hits and none of them came off the bat of Tucker, the Cubs\u2019 prized offseason acquisition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker is a worthy play as far as I\u2019m concerned to get a hit at -159 (61.39% implied probability).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hit .289 in a limited 78-game sample last season and had a hit in 68.5% of his games in 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you\u2019re not willing to pay that price, this is a great alternative that offers much bigger payout potential.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A +195 price for a No. 3 hitter as talented as Tucker to get an RBI is exceptional value.\u00a0He&#8217;ll have to face Sasaki to start, but the phenom is likely on a super short pitch count and Tucker punishes right-handers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forget about his horrible spring (1-for-23), Tucker was third in the majors in RBI from 2021-23, and he had 49 in 78 games last season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming the Cubs stick with the same lineup against another righty on Wednesday, Tucker will hit behind two solid OBP guys in Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker is one of the best hitters in the game, and you won\u2019t be able to get him anywhere near this price when he\u2019s inevitably clicking during the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Before last year&#8217;s injury-shortened season, Tucker had back-to-back 100-plus RBI seasons for the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steele under 4.5 Ks (-132)<\/strong>: The Cubs lefty will have the luxury of avoiding star Mookie Betts but that didn&#8217;t help teammate Shota Imanaga on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imanaga had two Ks over four innings, getting lifted after 69 pitches. He also didn&#8217;t face Freddie Freeman (ribs), who indicated he expected to play Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of workload, I&#8217;d imagine that&#8217;s about what we can expect from Steele, who made three spring appearances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MLB.com lists his pitch counts as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Feb. 22: 2 IP, 28 pitches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feb. 28: 3 IP, 33 pitches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 11: 3.2 IP, 62 pitches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That last start, which I&#8217;m not putting much stock into, was a 10-hit, seven-run disaster in which he allowed three homers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s super early, the teams have been afforded extra roster spots, leading to greater bullpen resources. And these clubs won&#8217;t play another meaningful game for over a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steele is an above-average strikeout arm but he&#8217;s unlikely to last long and becomes fade-worthy for me as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dodgers vs. Cubs prop picks made at 4:55 p.m. ET on 03\/18\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday officially kicked off the 2025 baseball season and Wednesday will kick off Roki Sasaki&#8217;s MLB career. The pregame narrative: The Los Angeles Dodgers rookie sensation makes his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs to wrap up the Tokyo Series. I don&#8217;t have a play on him, but am fading his counterpart Justin Steele. 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