Braves vs Cubs Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. Jair Jurrjens will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Jurrjens is 5-4 this season with a 3.92 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Ryan Dempster who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Dempster is 11-8 with a 3.62 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves were toppled 6-2 by the Nationals last time out, as -215 favorites. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Derek Lowe suffered the loss on the hill for the Braves, giving up six hits and four runs over his seven innings. The Cubs were defeated 5-3 by the Padres last time out, as +160 underdogs. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Sean Marshall gave up four runs off four hits in under an inning of relief and suffered the loss for the Cubs. Current streak: Chicago has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 71-50 SU Chicago: 50-72 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a loss are 8-2 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 2-8 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta 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 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Atlanta Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Atlanta Next up: Chi Cubs home to Atlanta, Saturday, August 21 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.