Cubs vs Dodgers Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Dodger Stadium. Righthander Carlos Silva will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Silva is 9-2 this season with a 2.96 ERA. Starting this game for the Dodgers will be Vicente Padilla. The righthander has a 4.72 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Geovany Soto belted a two-run shot out-of-the-park and drove in three runs on Saturday, as the Cubs defeated the Dodgers 7-3. The Cubs won that game as +123 underdogs, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Tom Gorzelanny allowed six hits and two runs over six innings with seven strikeouts for the Cubs win. John Ely surrendered six runs off five hits in 2 1-3 innings in the Dodgers loss. Team records: Chicago: 39-49 SU Los Angeles: 48-39 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After a win are 3-7 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 8-2 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs LA Dodgers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games LA Dodgers are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Philadelphia, Thursday, July 15 LA Dodgers at St. Louis, Thursday, July 15 The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.