Cubs-Diamondbacks Lines Preview

The Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Chase Field. The Cubs will trot ace Carlos Zambrano out to the mound in this one. Righthander Zambrano has a 1-1 record and a 4.85 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Yusmeiro Petit. The righthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dan Haren went the distance to earn the victory, as the Diamondbacks tripped up the Cubs 7-2 on Monday night. Arizona won as -150 home favorites as the game played over the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Haren knocked in two runs for the Diamondbacks, while Chris Young went 2-for-5 with two runs batted in for Arizona. Alfonso Soriano and Mike Fontenot both went deep for Chicago, as Ted Lilly was tagged for five runs over five innings to take the loss for the Cubs. Current streak: Arizona has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 9-9 SU Arizona: 8-11 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Arizona are 4-6 After playing Arizona are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Arizona most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road Chi Cubs are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games when playing Arizona Arizona is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games Next up: Arizona home to Chi Cubs, Wednesday, April 29