Phillies vs Cubs Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Philadelphia Phillies will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Phillies will give the ball to starter Jamie Moyer in this one. Lefthander Moyer is 9-8 this season with a 4.51 ERA. The Cubs will counter Moyer with Ryan Dempster. Righthander Dempster has a 3.61 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies defeated Cincinnati 1-0 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The one run scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Cole Hamels tossed 7 2-3 shutout innings for the Phillies in the win. The Cubs lost to the Dodgers 7-0 as a +135 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Carlos Silva took the loss for the Cubs after getting roughed up for six runs on six hits in 1 1-3 innings. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 4 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 47-40 SU Chicago: 39-50 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Philadelphia, Friday, July 16 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.