dailyloe.com – The Chicago Cubs face the Tampa Bay Rays in an interleague game on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 4:10 p.m. ET. This matchup serves as the Rays’ home opener at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Cubs are coming off a doubleheader split, while the Rays won their previous game.
SportsLine’s projection model simulated this game 10,000 times to generate its picks. The model had a profitable 35-29 record on top-rated money-line picks last season. It also returned nearly 30 units of profit on home run prop bets in 2025.
The Tampa Bay Rays are listed as -124 favorites on the money line for this contest. The over/under for total runs scored is set at 8. The Cubs’ record is 4-5, matching the Rays’ 4-5 start to the season.
Chicago finished second in the NL Central with a 92-70 record last year. They posted a 42-39 record in road games during that campaign. Tampa Bay placed fourth in the AL East during the 2025 season.
The Rays had a 41-40 record at home last year. The model’s specific picks for this game are available on the SportsLine platform. The source for this information is a report by Daniel Kohn for CBS Sports.[]
Source: CBS Sports
