Rockies-Cubs Pointers

The Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Wrigley Field. The Rockies will give the ball to starter Ubaldo Jimenez in this one. Righthander Jimenez is 1-5 this season with a 5.37 ERA. Jimenez's opponent in this one will be Sean Gallagher. The Cubs righthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs won their sixth straight and third in this series at Wrigley Field with a 5-4 victory over the Rockies, as -240 favorites on Saturday. The game's nine runs fell UNDER the day's posted over/under (10). Alfonso Soriano led the way with a two-run homer, and finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs at the plate for the Cubs. Ryan Dempster tossed five innings for the win, allowing three runs off three hits. Omar Quintanilla belted a two-run shot for the Rockies, who were +210 underdogs in that game. Glendon Rusch surrendered all five runs over 4 2-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Colorado has lost 6 straight games. Chicago has won 6 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 20-36 SU Chicago: 35-21 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 14 of Colorado's last 19 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado Next up: Colorado at LA Dodgers, Monday, June 2 Chi Cubs at San Diego, Monday, June 2 Stevie Vincent is the founder of the ground-breaking betting science of forensic handicapping and the former Executive Editor of the Freescoreboard Tailgate Party. His BetOnSports360 sports betting plays are available exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com