Athletics vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/04/2026

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Thursday, June 4, 2026

Venue:  Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL 

Where to Watch:  MLB TV

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +110, Cubs -130; Over/Under:  11 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +110, Cubs -130; Over/Under:  11 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +110, Cubs -130; Over/Under:  11 runs

Athletics:  29-31 (3rd place, AL West)

Chicago Cubs:  32-29 (4th place, NL Central)

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Athletics:  3-7 last 10

Chicago Cubs:  3-7 last 10

The Athletics are entering this series off a loss and lost their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 29-31 record overall and have a road record of 18-14. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Cubs on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. The Athletics won the series opener on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 9th in the MLB with a .720 OPS. Jeffrey Springs is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while J.T. Ginn is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 3-3 with a 2.87 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season appearance, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HR, and 3 BB with 4 SO on 4 hits through 6 IP against the New York Yankees.

The Cubs are entering this series off a loss and lost their 3-game series against the St Louis Cardinals 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 32-29 record overall and have a home record of 18-12. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Thursday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Wednesday. The Cubs lost the 1st game of this series on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 10th in the MLB with a .717 OPS. Colin Rea is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Shota Imanaga is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 4-6 with a 4.37 ERA this season. His team lost their last 4 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 5 earned runs, 3 homers, and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts on 5 hits through 5.1 innings pitched against the St Louis Cardinals.

The current betting odds have the Athletics listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Cubs have looked good in their games this season with their 33-28 record overall, but that record has them right near the bottom of the NL Central. They have looked a lot better in their own ballpark though with their 18-12 home record this season. Meanwhile, the Athletics haven't looked great in their games this season with their 29-31 record overall, but that record has them right near the top of the AL West. They have been a good road team too with their 18-14 road record this year. The Cubs have looked a lot better at home this year, but the Athletics have looked a lot better on the road. The Cubs have been in a terrible slump lately and it looked like they were starting to pull out of it, but they are still 3-7 in their last 10 games and lost the 1st game of this series now. They are going with Imanaga in this one and he hasn't looked good this season. He is 4-6 with a 4.37 ERA and the team hasn't had much success with him lately. He is coming off another bad start in which he gave up 5 earned runs, something that has been a common theme for him this year, and the team has lost 4 games in a row now with him starting. The Athletics haven't looked any better lately, but they have some momentum from taking the series opener and their offense has not been bad this year either. They can take advantage of the way Imanaga has been pitching this season and the Athletics should have some better pitching in this one too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Athletics to win this game. 

Athletics Cubs Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 4, 2026 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Athletics 5 Cubs 2.

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Athletics: 89-105 (+18.9 units) on the moneyline in road games. 49-46 (+15.1 units) on the moneyline against left-handed starters. 90-113 (+12 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 22-10 UNDER vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 1 or more HR's/start.

Chicago Cubs: 22-29 (-8.9 units) on the moneyline vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better. 16-19 (-4.1 units) on the moneyline vs. an AL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.70 or better. 144-137 (-7.8 units) on the moneyline vs. good fielding teams - averaging 0.6 errors/game or less. 7-3 UNDER vs. AL teams scoring 4.4 or less runs/game on the season.

Athletics:  L. Severino (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder. A. Civale (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder. D. Clarke (CF) Sixty Day IL - Foot. G. Hoglund (SP) Sixty Day IL - Knee. B. Kriske (RP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. J. Wilson (SS) Ten Day IL - Shoulder. M. Muncy (3B) Ten Day IL - Hand.

Chicago Cubs:  E. Cabrera (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Finger. M. Shaw (RF) Ten Day IL - Back. M. Boyd (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Knee. R. Martin (RP) Fifteen Day IL - Elbow. P. Hodge (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. C. Horton (SP) Sixty Day IL - Forearm. H. Harvey (RP) Sixty Day IL - Tricep. J. Steele (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. T. Austin (1B) Sixty Day IL - Knee. S. Miller (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow.

“We’ve worn the bullpen down a little bit. But they’ll provide some length right now and we’ll make a decision, you know, which one of them gets an opportunity going forward to fulfill one of the vacancies in our rotation right now.” - Mark Kotsay on Gage Jump after his team’s win against the Cubs in their game on Tuesday. 

“We need to produce more runs to win that game. It was a good start from Jameson.” - Craig Counsell after his team’s loss against the A’s in their game on Tuesday.

Carlos Cortes (L) RF

Nick Kurtz (L) 1B

Shea Langeliers (R) C

Tyler Soderstrom (L) LF

Brent Rooker (R) DH

Henry Bolte (R) CF

Jeff McNeil (L) 2B

Zack Gelof (R) 3B

Darell Hernaiz (R) SS

Nico Hoerner (R) 2B

Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Seiya Suzuki (R) RF

Ian Happ (S) LF

Carson Kelly (R) C

Michael Busch (L) 1B

Kevin Alcántara (R) DH

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

Batting Average:  Michael Stefanic (.400)

Hits:  Shea Langeliers (63)

Home Runs:  Shea Langeliers (14)

RBI:  Nick Kurtz (42)

Stolen Bases:  Nick Kurtz (6)

Wins:  Aaron Civale (5)

Saves:  Hogan Harris (5)

ERA:  Brooks Kriske (0.00)

Batting Average:  Pedro Ramírez (.286)

Hits:  Alex Bregman (62)

Home Runs:  Ian Happ (13)

RBI:  Michael Busch (35)

Stolen Bases:  Pete Crow-Armstrong (12)

Wins:  Colin Rea (5)

Saves:  Daniel Palencia (3)

ERA:  Ty Blach (0.00)

Managers:

Athletics: Mark Kotsay (5th season)

Chicago Cubs: Craig Counsell (3rd season)