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

The 4th and final game of this series will be played on Thursday afternoon in Chicago. The Cubs will look to complete the sweep against the Phillies and earn their 9th consecutive win. Their bats have been on fire during their 8-game win streak. In those 8 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 5 runs in his first 5 starts.

The Cubs will counter with Edward Cabrera who has a 2.38 ERA in 4 starts this season, only giving up 6 earned runs. Lately, the offense has been ice cold for the Phillies, who come into this game riding an 8-game losing streak. In their last 8 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.

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