Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/25/2024 by Tony T.
Astros at Cubs—Justin Verlander to start for Houston. Verlander in his return allowed two earned runs with four strikeouts in six innings at Washington. Last season in 27 starts he had an ERA of 3.22 with WHIP of 1.13. The veteran had a K rate of 21.5% with 6.7% walks. Ground balls sat at 35.5% with 1.00 home run per nine innings. Javier Assad to start for Chicago. Assad has four starts with an ERA of 2.11 and WHIP of 1.03. The righthander fans 25% with 9.5% walks. Ground balls dished at 34.6% with 0.84 home runs per nine innings.