MLB Betting: Rockies vs Cubs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Wrigley Field. The Rockies will give the ball to starter Aaron Cook in this one. Righthander Cook is 1-3 this season with a 5.80 ERA. It'll be Randy Wells toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Wells is 3-2 with a 4.57 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Brad Hawpe drove in the winning run in the eighth inning on Sunday as the Rockies got past the Nationals 2-1. The Rockies got the victory as -120 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (9.5). The Cubs scored in the bottom of the eighth to pull out a 4-3 victory over the Pirates and avoided a three-game sweep on Sunday. The Cubs won that game as -210 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Sean Marshall collected the win in relief for the Cubs, and Carlos Marmol turned away the side in the ninth for his sixth save. Current streak: Colorado has won 3 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 19-18 SU Chicago: 16-22 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Chi Cubs are 2-8 After playing Washington are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Colorado are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games Colorado is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road Chi Cubs are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games at home Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Colorado, Tuesday, May 18