Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Phillies will give the ball to starter Joe Blanton in this one. Righthander Blanton is 3-5 this season with a 6.41 ERA. It'll be Ted Lilly toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Lefthander Lilly is 3-8 with a 4.08 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aramis Ramirez drove in four runs to help the Cubs rip apart the Phillies 12-6 on Thursday, as -133 favorites. The 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Alfonso Soriano homered and drove in three runs for the Cubs, while Ryan Dempster scattered six hits and two runs over 6 2-3 innings in the win. Jamie Moyer was rocked for six runs off five hits over three innings in the loss. Team records: Chicago: 40-50 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Philadelphia is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi Cubs Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home Chi Cubs are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing Philadelphia Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: Chi Cubs home to Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else. |