Cubs vs Nationals Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Nationals Park. The Cubs will give the ball to starter Casey Coleman in this one. Righthander Coleman is 0-1 this season with a 6.24 ERA. Coleman's opponent in this one will be Livan Hernandez. The Nationals righthander has a 3.06 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 162-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs lost to Atlanta 16-5 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 21 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Aramis Ramirez was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI for the Cubs and Randy Wells was pounded for seven runs on seven hits in six innings. The Nationals lost to Philadelphia 6-0 as a +205 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Scott Olsen surrendered four runs on nine hits in six innings to take the loss for Washington. Team records: Chicago: 51-74 SU Washington: 53-71 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Washington The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games at home Next up: Washington home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, August 24 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.