Shota Imanaga AI Picks, Projections & Props

Shota Imanaga plays for the Chicago Cubs in the MLB as a starting pitcher, wearing #18.

In the 2026 season, across 32 games, Shota Imanaga has 32 starts, 11 wins, 10 losses, 3.77 ERA and 174.1 innings pitched.

Chad, Stat Sniper's AI sports betting assistant, makes MLB AI sports predictions, including player props, and publishes them on Stat Sniper's daily picks page. This page collects the stats behind them: Shota Imanaga's season numbers, recent game log, prop line history and next matchup.

Sportsbooks have been posting lines on Shota Imanaga's outs, strikeouts, hits allowed, ER and walks. Over the last 20 games with a outs line, Imanaga went over 6 times and under 14; the most recent line was 11.5 against BOS, and Imanaga finished with 3. The Prop Hit Rates and Prop Results sections on this page track every line against what Imanaga actually did.

Shota Imanaga has no injury designation on the current report.

Shota Imanaga ranks #29 on Stat Sniper's top 100 MLB players list for the 2026 season (362.0 fantasy points), #29 among pitchers. In the MLB stat leaders, Imanaga is #24 in strikeouts (174) and #37 in wins (11). The top 100 list ranks every player by fantasy points: hitters earn 1 point per run, total base, RBI, walk and stolen base and lose 1 per strikeout; pitchers earn 3 per inning, 1 per strikeout, 2 per win and 5 per save, and lose 1 per hit or walk allowed, 2 per earned run and 2 per loss.

Shota Imanaga has gone over the outs line in 6 of the last 20 games with a posted line (14 under). Most recently the line was 11.5 against BOS, and Imanaga finished with 3.

Shota Imanaga has gone over the strikeouts line in 7 of the last 18 games with a posted line (11 under). Most recently the line was 3.5 against BOS, and Imanaga finished with 3.

Shota Imanaga has gone over the hits allowed line in 7 of the last 17 games with a posted line (10 under). Most recently the line was 3.5 against BOS, and Imanaga finished with 1.

At home (19 games): 3.97 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 109 K. On the road (14 games): 3.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 69 K.

Against elite opponents (9 games): 4.55 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 45 K. Against weak opponents (12 games): 5.23 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 66 K.