2025 MLB Sunday Night Baseball Lines - Cubs at Dodgers

2025 Sunday Night Baseball Betting

The Chicago Cubs visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in Sunday Night baseball betting on ESPN on Sunday, April 13. The Cubs are off to a solid start in the NL Central and are battling for first place, while the Dodgers have cooled off a bit after starting the season 8-0. Chicago is considered a real threat to win the NL Central this season with the addition of Kyle Tucker to their lineup, while the Dodgers are once again the World Series favorite with a powerful lineup led by Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. Los Angeles will be favored at home in this Sunday night baseball betting contest. The pitching matchup could have Justin Steele going against Dustin May and so far, this season it has been a mixed bag for Steele, while May got off to a good start coming back from injury.

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Sunday, April 13

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:10 PM Eastern (ESPN)

The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will be in the spotlight on Sunday night as they host the Chicago Cubs on ESPN. The Dodgers started the 2025 regular season red-hot, winning their first eight games and then they ran into a Philadelphia team that beat them a couple of times in a three-game series in Philly. The Dodgers then had three in Washington before a day off on Thursday and then this series against the Cubs. Chicago has started well and they are battling for first place in the NL Central. Chicago is coming off a home series against Texas earlier this week and then they had Thursday off before beginning this series against the Dodgers. The Cubs are considered a darkhorse candidate to win the World Series this season, as many people think the addition of Kyle Tucker will propel Chicago to the NL Central title this season.

The pitching matchup for this one could have Justin Steele going for Chicago, while the Dodgers send Dustin May. Los Angeles is definitely happy that May is available because the team put the high-priced Blake Snell on the injured list. May pitched well in his first start against the Braves and then was scheduled to face Washington. The Cubs are expecting a lot more from Steele than he showed in his first two starts. He was 2-1 but his ERA was nearly seven and he only got a couple of wins because the offense bailed him out.

The Dodgers had won six of the last 10 against the Cubs before this series began with eight of those 10 games going over the total. The Dodgers had also won six of the last 10 at home in the series with five games going over, four going under, with one push.

2025 Sunday Night Baseball Betting Schedule

ESPN will be showing 25 games for their 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule. ESPN released the early part of their schedule with 14 games announced from March 30 to August 17. The other 11 Sunday Night Baseball games will be announced at a later date.

*Little League Classic

ESPN will be showing a total of 25 Sunday Night Baseball games in 2025. Their broadcasts being with a game in late March and continue throughout the regular season, concluding with a game in late September.  Many of the game’s top stars will be featured on Sunday Night Baseball including Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Ronald Acuña Jr., Bryce Harper, among others. The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets will have the most appearances with four each, while the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres will have three appearances each. Some of the highlights of the 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule are a World Series rematch, as the Yankees visit the Dodgers on June 1, the Subway Series with the Mets visiting the Yankees during MLB Rivalry Week on May 18, a National League Championship Series rematch with the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the New York Mets on May 25, a special Fourth of July weekend doubleheader on July 6 that includes the Rangers at the Padres and the 2025 MLB Little League Classic with the Seattle Mariners taking on the New York Mets on August 17.

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