Monday, June 22, 2015

Wrigley Field

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Probable Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw (5-4) vs. Tsuyoshi Wada (1-1)

The Los Angeles Dodgers visit Wrigley Field on Monday to play the Chicago Cubs. The probable starters are Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers and Tsuyoshi Wada for the Cubs. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -170 and Chicago at +160. The over/under was set at 7. The Dodgers have a 35-31 over/under record and a 29-40 run line mark, meaning they cover 49% of the time. The Cubs are 28-38 against the run line and have a 28-33 over/under record. They cover the spread 42% of the time.

The Dodgers come into this game with a 38-31 record, and they are 12-18 away from home. Clayton Kershaw has an earned run average of 3.29 and is 5-4 so far on the season while having a 1.05 WHIP. He's pitched 93 innings thus far while surrendering 75 hits over that time and when he starts, the Dodgers are 8-6. The Dodgers are also 8-5 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 161 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 3.10. Teams are hitting .220 against the bullpen while being struck out 217 times and walking 65 times this season. As a team, Los Angeles has allowed 8.21 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.63 batters per nine. They are 13th in the league in team earned run average at 3.79.

As a team, Los Angeles is batting .242, good for 24th in the league while putting together a .237 average away from home. The Dodgers on-base percentage sits at .303, which puts them at 24th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .385. They rank 25th in baseball with 8 hits per game and Adrian Gonzalez leads the team with 73.

With a 36-30 overall record, Chicago will come into this game 18-13 at home. Tsuyoshi Wada is starting this game 1-1 for the season with an earned run average of 3.68 and a WHIP of 1.30. He's pitched 29.1 innings thus far while surrendering 27 hits over that time in which the Cubs are 4-2. The Cubs are also 3-3 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 5.7 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 179 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.18. Teams are hitting .230 against the Cubs bullpen while being struck out 188 times and walking 79 times this season. As a team, Chicago has allowed 8.34 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.63 batters per nine. They are 7th in the league in team earned run average at 3.57.

As a team, they are batting .245, good for 20th in the league while putting together a .239 average at Safeco Field. The Cubs on-base percentage sits at .320, which puts them at 14th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .392. They rank 17th in baseball with 8.42 hits per game and Anthony Rizzo leads the team with 75.

In terms of team defense, the Dodgers have a fielding percentage of .989 with 29 total errors, 725 assists and 1,832 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .980 team fielding percentage while committing 51 errors, accumulating 674 assists and compiling 1,793 put outs.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 35-31 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 29-40 against the run line so far this season

Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

The Chicago Cubs are 28-33 against the over/under so far this season

The Chicago Cubs are 28-38 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Dodgers

06/18/15 P Chris Hatcher Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
06/02/15 P Paco Rodriguez Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/30)
05/15/15 P Pedro Baez Pectoral Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/14)
04/28/15 P Brandon McCarthy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26), out for season
04/28/15 LF Carl Crawford Oblique Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/27)
04/27/15 P Joel Peralta Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/24)
04/26/15 P Brandon League Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 P Brandon Beachy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/23)

Chicago Cubs

06/03/15 RF Jorge Soler Ankle Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/2)
04/17/15 3B Mike Olt Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/15)
04/17/15 P Neil Ramirez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/16)
04/15/15 2B Tommy La Stella Ribs Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/9)
04/06/15 P Jacob Turner Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take the Dodgers

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