Cubs-Phillies Who Will Cover?

The Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park.

Righthander Jason Marquis will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Marquis is 0-0 this season with a 6.75 ERA.

Starting this game for the Phillies will be Jamie Moyer. The lefthander has a 4.65 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the three-game series with Saturday's win over the Cubs 7-1. The Phillies won the game as -155 favorites, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Ryan Howard and Pedro Feliz hit two-run homers to lead the Phillies. Cole Hamels tossed a one-hit shutout through seven innings work to earn the victory.

Alfonso Soriano drove in the lone Cubs run, while Ted Lilly gave up five runs off seven hits over 4 1-3 innings in the loss.

The Cubs were +140 underdogs in that game.

Current streak:
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 6-5 SU
Philadelphia: 6-6 SU

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
Chi Cubs are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
Chi Cubs are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Philadelphia is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi Cubs
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 15
Philadelphia home to Houston, Tuesday, April 15

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