The Chicago Cubs (10-7) and Los Angeles Dodgers (11-5) conclude a three-game series on Sunday Night Baseball from Dodger Stadium.
We’ve got you covered with Sunday Night Baseball player props for tonight’s standalone game (7:00 pm ET on ESPN) with three MLB picks to see you through the night.
I’m circling Shohei Ohtani, Michael Conforto, and Kyle Tucker with my Cubs vs. Dodgers predictions for April 13.
Cubs vs Dodgers Sunday Night Baseball props
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Shohei Ohtani Over 0.5 RBI (+112 at Caesars) - Michael Conforto Over 1.5 total bases (+139 at Caesars)
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Kyle Tucker Over 0.5 total bases (-166 at Caesars)
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Cubs vs Dodgers props for Sunday Night Baseball
Shohei Ohtani Over 0.5 RBI (+112 at Caesars)
You're not alone if you’re tuning in to this game to see Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. The otherworldly slugger stands a good chance of doling out damage for a Dodgers team looking to get back on the scoreboard after being blanked 16-0 on Saturday, especially considering the pitching matchup.
Veteran right-hander Colin Rea moves from his long-relief role to the rotation in wake of injuries to Justin Steele and Javier Assad.
The Chicago Cubs hurler posted disappointing results a year ago in Milwaukee’s rotation. The 34-year-old allowed for too much hard contact (11th percentile average exit velocity, 21st percentile hard-hit rate) and didn’t make anyone swing and miss (seventh percentile whiff rate, ninth percentile chase rate).
The former Indiana State product’s platoon splits are worrisome as he’s posted a 1.32 WHIP and 4.89 FIP against left-handed bats in his career. If Rea is given a short leash, the bullpen behind him doesn’t inspire much confidence (4.53 ERA, 4.61 xFIP).
Ohtani’s credentials hardly need to be mentioned. Suffice it to say that he’s still at the top of his game, and at the top of the sport — he ranks in the 97th percentile or above in xwOBA, hard-hit rate, average exit velocity, and bat speed.
He’s 2-for-6 against Rea in his career with both hits landing over the wall for a home run. Chasing his home run prop at +190 isn’t a bad look, but I’m playing it a bit safer.
Ohtani’s total bases prop of 1.5 has -137 odds to the Over. While that’s not a bad price, I prefer the plus money (+112) being offered for him to record at least one RBI.
Michael Conforto Over 1.5 total bases (+139 at Caesars)
I haven’t backed away from targeting Michael Conforto in the prop market to start the year and he’s given me no reason to shy away now in an advantageous matchup.
The 32-year-old outfielder has always possessed talent, but the counting stats haven’t always shown it. The veteran has often been injured and has bounced around three different teams since 2021, but he’s in a good spot to do damage with the Dodgers.
The underlying metrics were an impressive year with San Francisco: 85th percentile xwOBA, 89th percentile xSLG, and 80th percentile barrel rate. The former Oregon State product was posting similar numbers to begin 2025 before a cold stretch recently in which he’s notched just one hit across his last five starts.
Rea’s three most utilized pitches against left-handed bats last year were his three fastballs (sinker, cutter, four-seamer), which he threw a combined 69% of the time.
Conforto destroys those pitches with a career 172 wRC+ against the sinker, 138 wRC+ against the four-seamer, and 136 wRC+ against the cutter.
It’s a good day for offense in Chavez Ravine; the sun will be out and it’ll be 74 degrees with 9.2 mph winds blowing out to center field. I’m betting on Conforto snapping his mini-slump at home in favorable conditions.
Kyle Tucker Over 0.5 total bases (-166 at Caesars)
The Kyle Tucker era in Chicago is off to about as fortuitous of a start as possible.
It’s been reported that the star outfielder and Chicago are working on a contract extension worth around $500 million. It’s easy to see why — Tucker has posted a 1.108 OPS with five home runs and 18 RBIs across his first 17 games in the Windy City.
The underlying metrics support this hot start. The former fifth overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft ranks in the 95th percentile or above in xwOBA, xBA, and xSLG.
He avoids strikeouts, ranking in the 94th percentile in K-rate while making superb swing decisions (99th percentile chase rate) and drawing plenty of free passes (95th percentile BB rate).
He faces off with LA starter Tyler Glasnow, fresh off a meltdown in Philadelphia in which he allowed five runs in two innings. The Cillian Murphy doppelganger uncharacteristically lost his cool in the second frame, walking four batters and throwing a wild pitch while experiencing decreased velocity.
It’s too soon to panic about Glasnow, but it is fair to question whether or not he will return to the peak of his powers, especially against a tough Cubs lineup with a 124 wRC+ and .344 wOBA against right-handed pitchers.
Tucker has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last 10 games while averaging 2.1 total bases per game.
He has great results against the four-seamer (180 wRC+), slider (137 wRC+), and curve (127 wRC+), which are Glasnow’s three most-utilized pitches against left-handed bats.
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