Cubs vs. Nationals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - March 28

The Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals clash on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET. Cade Horton (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 0-1 this season and third in the NL Central. Miles Mikolas (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Nationals, who are 1-0 and fifth in the NL East.

With the Nationals (+196) visiting, the Cubs (-241) are a solid favorite on the moneyline. The over/under for the Cubs-Nationals game is 8.5.

Cubs vs. Nationals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Saturday, March 28, 2026
• Game time: 2:20 p.m. ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• Favorite: Cubs (-241)
• Underdog: Nationals (+196)
• Over/under: 8.5

How to Watch Cubs vs. Nationals

• TV Channel: MARQ and NATS
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Cubs vs. Nationals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Cubs finished 77-43 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 64.2% of those games).
• Washington came away with 59 wins in the 140 contests it was listed as the underdogs in last season.
• Chicago had a record of 9-2 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -241 or shorter last year (81.8%).
• Last season, Washington came away with a win six times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +196 or worse on the moneyline.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 70.7%.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 33.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Cubs vs. Nationals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Cubs combined with their opponents to go over the total 78 times last season for a 78-82-10 record against the over/under.
• Washington and its opponents hit the over in 80 of its 161 games with a total last season.
• The Cubs covered 47.6% of their games last season, going 81-89-0 ATS.
• The Nationals posted a record of 79-82-0 against the spread last season.