Diamondbacks-Cubs Vegas Betting Odds

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Wrigley Field.

Max Scherzer will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Scherzer is 0-1 this season with a 4.50 ERA.

Starting this game for the Cubs will be Ryan Dempster. The righthander has a 2.72 ERA to go along with a 4-1 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Ted Lilly went seven strong innings on Friday afternoon to lead the Cubs to a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

The Cubs were winners as -111 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (8).

Derrek Lee homered for Chicago in that win, and Lilly and Alfonso Soriano also drove in runs for the Cubs.

Chris Young homered in a losing cause for the Diamondbacks.

Team records:
Arizona: 23-13 SU
Chicago: 20-15 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 3-7
After playing Arizona are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Arizona is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games at home
Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Arizona

Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Arizona, Sunday, May 11

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