Monday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – NL Central rivals will square off in Chi-Town on Monday when the Cubs host the Brewers at 8:05PM ET.
Milwaukee comes into this series after sweeping the Cardinals in three games over the weekend. Prince Fielder hit his 19th home run of the season in a 4-3 win over St. Louis on Sunday, while Shaun Marcum went seven strong allowing just three runs on five hits.
The Cubs have been an absolute disaster of late, dropping eight of their last 10 games and three in a row. Chicago lost in Philadelphia on Sunday, as Ryan Howard and Chase Utley combined for five hits in the Phillies’ 4-3 win.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Cubs –106 money line favorites over the Brewers (+100 on the ML) for Monday’s game. The over/under total is currently sitting at 8 runs.
MLB Free Pick: Seeing as how the Brewers are +100 on the money line and are playing a horrendous Cubs team, it would be easy to jump on Milwaukee. But despite the fact that these two teams are heading in complete opposite directions right now, I like the Cubs tonight. According to latest MLB trends, the Cubs are 7-0 in Ryan Dempster’s last seven home starts versus the Brewers and 6-1 in his last seven outings against Milwaukee overall. For whatever reason, Dempster has Milwaukee’s number and this is actually a perfect time to take the Cubs anyway. They’re coming off a 10-game road trip and will be thrilled to be playing back at home. Meanwhile, there will likely be a natural letdown for the Brewers coming off a sweep of the Cardinals at home. Take Chicago.
MONDAY MLB FREE PICK: CHICAGO CUBS –106
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