CHICAGO, IL (The Spread) – After being crushed by the Rockies in Colorado yesterday the Dodgers will travel to Chicago today to take on the Cubs.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Cubs are +153 money line home underdogs versus the Dodgers, who are -166 money line road favorites. The total for tonight’s 8:05PM ET start time is currently sitting at 7 runs.
The play tonight might be the under, which is 5-1 in the last six meetings between these two teams in Chicago. The under is also 4-0 in Zack Greinke’s last four road starts versus a team with a losing record, 4-0 in his last four starts with four days of rest and 7-2 in his last nine starts after allowing five runs or more in their previous game.
On the other side, the under is 19-7-1 in the Cubs’ last 27 home games, 4-1 in their last five games as a home underdog of between +151 and +200, and 9-2-1 in their last 12 during Game 1 of a series. The under is also 5-0-1 in Wada’s last six home starts, 3-1-1 in his last five starts during Game 1 of a series and 5-1-2 in his last eight starts after allowing two runs or less in their previous game.
If you’re looking for a side play tonight, the Dodgers are expensive but they’re 4-0 in their last four games in Chicago and 10-3 in their last 13 games overall versus the Cubs.
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