Rangers vs Cubs Picks and Prediction – 4/9/2025

The Texas Rangers conclude a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Chicago Cubs. Texas is 8-3 and leads the American League West by one game over the Los Angeles Angels. Texas lost to Chicago on Monday 7-0 in the first game of the series. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Rangers. Nevertheless, Texas had won eight of the last nine. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Wyatt Langford is batting .216 with three home runs, eight hits, and an on-base percentage of .318 to lead Texas in each of the four categories. Jake Burger is the leader in RBI with six. Texas has a team batting average of .184 and a slugging percentage of .323. On Wednesday, the Rangers will send Tyler Mahle to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA, 8 Ks, and 6 BBs.

The Chicago Cubs improved to 8-5 following Monday’s shutout victory over the Texas Rangers. Chicago is first in the National League Central, 1 ½ games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. Justin Steele threw seven Innings of shutout baseball for the Cubs on Monday. The Cubs have won six of the last seven after opening the season with two wins and two losses through four games. 

Kyle Tucker is batting .327 with five home runs, 16 RBI, 17 hits, and an on-base percentage of .453 to lead Chicago in each of the five categories. Chicago has a team batting average of .251 and a slugging percentage of .425. On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs will send Shota Imanaga to the mound. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 0.98 ERA, 10 Ks, and 6 BBs.

Although the OVER has cashed in seven of Chicago’s last eight, the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in eight of Texas’ last 11, and both starting pitchers have performed well to start the season. Texas starter Tyler Mahle has allowed one earned run in 6.2 innings. Chicago starter Shota Imanaga has allowed just two earned runs across 18.1 innings with the total cashing UNDER in each of the left-hander’s three starts. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.