Cubs vs Padres: Free MLB Betting Picks and Predictions
The road has not been kind to the Chicago Cubs this season, and they are no doubt anticipating this trip coming to an end Thursday afternoon in San Diego against the Padres.
Chicago has dropped five of seven on this trip that started in Milwaukee, and in what could be a season-defining contest Thursday, the Cubs will possess Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.12) about the mound saddled with chalk at the -140s. San Diego counters together using Dinelson Lamet (2-4, 3.95), together with 8-81/2 showing up to the scoreboard target.
The clubs split a set of’over’ winners at the two games, Chicago on a 9-8 decision walking off from the 10th inning on Tuesday submitting a 10-2 win. Kris Bryant each along with jason Heyward slugged two homers from the additional inning loss, however, Manuel Margot’s sacks-drunk walk finally decided things from the Padres’ favor.
Those outcomes made it 5-straight matchups between both at San Diego that went’over’ the marks, and that series came to an end Wednesday when rookie Chris Paddack plus a pair of Padres relievers combined on a 4-0 blanking as -110 chalk in Bookmaker.
Darvish held the Mets and Brewers to just one run over 13 innings from the previous two, and is earning his third successive road beginning for the Cubs. It is his first start in San Diego because September 2017 once Darvish had been using the Dodgers, and he is held Eric Hosmer to just two singles in 14.
San Diego has fallen Lamet’s last three starts, the 27-year-old pitching into a 3.96 ERA in that 17-inning period while hitting 19. This is his very first appearance since hammering them in Petco Park in only his second start back in 2017.
Ramon De Jesus finishes one full turn also attracts an record into the game after six of the last eight plate appearances fell short of the totals. A rover who’s filling in for Paul Nauert this week, De Jesus has got the dish Petco for a second time this year, two of the past three moving’over.’ Home underdogs have not fared well behind the plate, winning just three of 12.
Whatever the outcome on Thursday, climate won’t be a factor with a gorgeous afternoon temps at the mid-to-upper 70s at pitch, in San Diego. I feel the sunshine will energize Chicago hitters sufficient to pay a run-line play .
Free MLB Pick: Cubs -11/2 (+120) in Heritage
Willie’s MLB season picks listing: 104-111-5 (-1.75 components )