MLB Betting: Angels vs Cubs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Angels will give the ball to starter Scott Kazmir in this one. Lefthander Kazmir is 6-5 this season with a 5.27 ERA. The Cubs will counter Kazmir with Carlos Silva. Righthander Silva has a 2.89 ERA to go along with a 8-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Bobby Wilson blasted a three-run homer to lift the Angels to a 5-1 win over the Brewers last time out, as -148 favorites. The six runs went UNDER that game's posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Joel Pineiro allowed just one earned run off three hits in eight innings work to pick up the win for the Angels. Kosuke Fukudome singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to lead the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the A's on Thursday. The Cubs won that game as a -131 favorite, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Jeff Baker belted a solo home run for the Cubs, and Carlos Marmol closed out the game to pick up the win in relief. Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 37-32 SU Chicago: 30-36 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 2-1 After playing Milwaukee are 5-3 After a win are 7-3 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 2-1 After playing Oakland are 5-0 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: LA Angels are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games on the road LA Angels are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to LA Angels, Saturday, June 19 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com