Padres-Cubs Preview

The Chicago Cubs will be trying to extend a winning streak on Monday when they take on the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field.

Randy Wolf will be the starting pitcher for the Padres on this day. Lefthander Wolf is 2-2 this season with a 4.14 ERA.

Wolf's opponent in this one will be Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs ace righthander has a 1.80 ERA to go along with a 5-1 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Padres defeated Colorado 6-1 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8).

Khalil Greene hit a two-run home run for San Diego and Scott Hairston added a solo shot in the win.

The Cubs lost to Arizona 6-4 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).

Daryle Ward delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning for Chicago, while Reed Johnson hit a two-run home run in the win.

Current streak:
San Diego has won 2 straight games.
Chicago has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
San Diego: 14-24 SU
Chicago: 22-15 SU

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a win are 2-8

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing San Diego are 3-7
After playing Arizona are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Diego is 12-3 SU in their last 15 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Diego is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing San Diego
Chi Cubs are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego

Next up:
Chi Cubs home to San Diego, Tuesday, May 13

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