Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/23/26

The fourth and final game of this series will be played on Thursday afternoon in Chicago. The Cubs will be looking to complete the sweep against the Phillies and will be going for their ninth consecutive win. Their bats have been on fire during their eight-game winning streak. In those eight wins, they have averaged 7.25 runs per game. Things will be a little bit tougher on Thursday when they go up against Christopher Sanchez who has a 1.59 ERA in 28.1 innings pitched this season. He has only given up five runs in his first five starts. The Cubs will be countering with Edward Cabrera who has a 2.38 ERA in four starts this season, only giving up six earned runs. Lately, the offense has been ice cold for the Phillies, who come into this game riding an eight-game losing streak. In their last eight games, they have only scored 16 runs.

Given the state of affairs of the Phillies offense, and the elite starting pitchers in this game, I think we are in for a low-scoring afternoon. Give me the under in this one.

Phillies vs. Cubs prediction: Under 9.0 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.