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Cubs vs Braves Predictions, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks, April 27

Reigning World Series Champs Look to Get Untracked

Braves Counting on Morton

After a win on Tuesday night, the Atlanta Braves are in desperate need of a series victory and a streak of wins to get back into the early hunt in the National League East.

Charlie Morton will be striding to the mound, trying to re-establish his dominance against the contact-happy Chicago Cubs.

Cubs vs Braves Predictions, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks, April 27
Cubs vs Braves Predictions, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks, April 27

Let’s check the latest MLB picks, stats, injury reports, and MLB odds for Cubs vs Braves. We have plenty of  MLB predictions.

Cubs Struggle to Score Runs

Even though the Chicago Cubs are sporting one of the highest team batting averages in baseball and have several starters who hitting above .300, they are struggling to put runs on the board.

The Cubs only managed four hits on Tuesday night, and while their strikeout numbers are down, they just don’t have the same power in the lineup.

Facing Charlie Morton on Wednesday night won’t make the task any easier. The Cubs will need to gather more than just four base runners to put a win on the board. Expect this to be a theme throughout the season for the Cubs as they don’t have a consistent and reliable power hitter that can deliver runs in bunches.

Mark Leiter Jr. will make his third start. He has been less than impressive for the Cubs, giving up nine runs over 7.1 innings.

He has struggled with command with six walks. He will need to be sharper against the Braves.

Stack Wins for Momentum

When teams are underperforming, a win is a win in any manner. For the Atlanta Braves, their 3-1 win on Tuesday night was not the most dominating performance of the season, but it is a W. Their pitching performance was short of dominating, but it was enough for the offense to squeak out a win.

Now the Braves need to keep adding to the total to avoid falling too far behind the red-hot New York Mets.

Morton has struggled in his last two starts after being extremely good in his season debut. Morton is a seasoned veteran and will not let a couple of bad starts ruin his season. Expect him to be locked in and ready to go.

The offense needs to get flowing against the Cubs and the struggling Leiter. The Braves need to end their unlucky streak and start stacking up some wins.

Cubs vs Braves Head-to-Head

The Braves dominated the 2021 MLB season series between the two teams with a 5-2 record.

Even though the Cubs have been decent offensively, they have not really scored runs in large bunches. On Tuesday against Max Fried, they struggled to get much of anything going and same could prove true against the likes of Morton.

An over/under might make for smart sport bets.

Cubs vs Braves Game Information

  • Game: Cubs (7-10) vs Braves (8-10)
  • Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
  • Day/Time: Wednesday, 7:20 p.m. ET
  • Cubs vs Braves Live stream: MLB.tv

Cubs vs Braves Betting Lines

Cubs vs Braves Prediction

MLB lines are showing the Atlanta Braves as a -200 moneyline favorite, while the Cubs are a +170 underdog.

While taking the underdog would be really profitable, the matchups just don’t seem to make this a good bet.

Instead, be conservative with this bet and take the under 8½ runs as both offenses have struggled to put up runs.

Pick: Under 8½ (-105)

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