{"id":347650,"date":"2026-04-28T06:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/cubs-vs-padres-best-bets-and-expert-picks-tuesday-april-28-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:42:04","slug":"cubs-vs-padres-best-bets-and-expert-picks-tuesday-april-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/cubs-vs-padres-best-bets-and-expert-picks-tuesday-april-28-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs vs Padres Best Bets and Expert Picks &#8211; Tuesday April 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/CHC.png\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Chicago Cubs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/SD.png\" alt=\"San Diego Padres logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>San Diego Padres<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-120<\/span><span>O\/U: 8.5<br \/>(-105\/-115)<\/span><span>+100<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Chicago Cubs Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Edward Cabrera &#8211; Over\/Under 17.5 Pitching Outs (-115\/-115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Recording 94.2 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Edward Cabrera places him the 84th percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers who average more pitches per game are more likely to go deeper into games and record more outs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Chicago Cubs &#8211;  2H Moneyline<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), the Chicago Cubs&#8217; bullpen profiles as the worst among all the teams in the league.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a weak bullpen sneakily creates an easier matchup for the opposing offense and boosts a game&#8217;s runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">San Diego Padres Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Walker Buehler &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-135\/+105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Walker Buehler in the 25th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Fernando Tatis Jr. &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-220\/+165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">When estimating his batting average ability, Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected as the 20th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.  Batting average is the most common measure of a player&#8217;s ability to generate hits.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Fernando Tatis Jr. &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125\/-160)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Fernando Tatis Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.2% \u2014 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game&#8217;s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>San Diego Padres &#8211; Run Line +1.5 (-165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The San Diego Padres have hit the Run Line in 24 of their last 40 games at home (+10.90 Units \/ 22% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Over\/Under 8.5 Game Total (-105\/-115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Chicago Cubs have hit the Game Total Over in 14 of their last 20 games (+8.30 Units \/ 37% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Ian Happ &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Hits Runs and RBIs (-115\/-115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Ian Happ has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 16 of his last 25 games (+7.65 Units \/ 28% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"2.3.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"BETTING\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres -120O\/U: 8.5(-105\/-115)+100 Chicago Cubs Insights Edward Cabrera &#8211; Over\/Under 17.5 Pitching Outs (-115\/-115) Recording 94.2 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Edward&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[283,286,287,289,288,284,14,353,285,770,73,282,281,21,647],"class_list":["post-347650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-bets","tag-betting-guide","tag-betting-line","tag-betting-odds","tag-betting-tips","tag-betting-trends","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-edward-cabrera","tag-expert-picks","tag-fernando-tatis-jr","tag-mlb","tag-odds","tag-picks","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-walker-buehler"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cubs vs Padres Best Bets and Expert Picks - Tuesday April 28, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our expert betting tips and picks for Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres on April 28, 2026. 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