Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction: The Cubs could shock the Diamondbacks in this opener

Chase Field will be the venue for game one of a four-game series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs. The two teams had a split win in their preseason meetings. In the new MLB season, which team wins this one? Below, I preview this game and offer predictions.

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks will hope to open their season with a win as they come in as the favourites. In their preseason matches, this team had a decent performance, finishing 5th place in the Cactus standings. In 34 matches played, the Arizona Diamondbacks had 17 wins, drew three and lost 14. However, entering the new season, the Arizona Diamondbacks had a number of poor performances, with a win over the Chicago White Sox being the only difference. In other contests, this team lost to the Cleveland Guardians twice while drawing the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres.

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs will hope to open their season with a win after a struggling preseason end. However, their overall performances saw them finish in 4th place in the Cactus standings. In that run, the Chicago Cubs had 12 wins, lost nine and drew three. In the meantime, except for their win against the Atlanta Braves, this team went on a losing streak of six games. In that run, they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves. Ahead of this game, the Chicago Cubs have won two of their last three meetings against the Diamondbacks and will hope to repeat another feat.

Expert Betting Tips

These are two teams that cannot be written off, and I expect them to bring their A-game. While the Chicago Cubs have shown what they could give, the Diamondbacks have the doubt of being at home. This is a game of competitiveness and quality play. However, I feel the Chicago Cubs have displayed character performances which could give them an advantage here. Yet, a win for the Arizona Diamondbacks is the best option while the Cubs score a number of runs.

Our first option is a moneyline for the Arizona Diamondbacks with odds at 1.74 on Bet365

Our second option is the Chicago Cubs over 3.5 runs with odds at 1.72 on 1Xbet

Our last option is a win for the Arizona Diamondbacks with odds at 1.83 on Betway