MLB Odds: Diamondbacks vs Cubs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Wrigley Field. The Diamondbacks will give the ball to ace starter Dan Haren in this one. Righthander Haren is 3-1 this season with a 4.50 ERA. The Cubs will counter Haren with Carlos Silva. Righthander Silva has a 1.73 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Alfonso Soriano belted a three-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Cubs to an 11-5 rout of the Diamondbacks on Friday. The Cubs won that game as -160 favorites, and the 16 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (14.5) set by sportsbooks. Randy Wells pitched six innings for the win, allowing five earned runs with eight strikeouts for the Cubs. Rodrigo Lopez scattered seven hits and six runs in suffering the loss for the Diamondbacks, who were +140 underdogs. Team records: Arizona: 11-12 SU Chicago: 11-13 SU Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Arizona are 3-7 After playing Arizona are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Arizona is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Arizona is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Arizona Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Arizona, Sunday, May 2