Cubs vs Diamondbacks Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Chase Field. The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Tom Gorzelanny in this game. Gorzelanny has a 2-5 record and a 3.34 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Ian Kennedy who starts for the Diamondbacks. Righthander Kennedy is 3-6 with a 3.77 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs were torn apart 14-3 by the Reds last time out, as -126 favorites. That game's 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (11) set by sportsbooks. Ted Lilly was rocked for 11 hits and nine runs over 6 2-3 innings in suffering the Cubs loss. The Diamondbacks lost the series rubber match 3-1 to the Dodgers last time out, as -125 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Aaron Heilman gave up two runs in relief and suffered the loss for the Diamondbacks. Current streak: Arizona has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 35-47 SU Arizona: 32-50 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Arizona are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Arizona most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing LA Dodgers are 1-9 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games when playing Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing Chi Cubs Arizona is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Arizona home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, July 6 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.