Cubs vs Nationals Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Nationals Park. The Cubs will trot Ryan Dempster out to the mound in this one. Righthander Dempster has a 11-8 record and a 3.56 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Jason Marquis who starts for the Nationals. Righthander Marquis is 0-6 with a 11.39 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs surrendered three runs in the ninth, but managed to hang on and defeat the Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday as a +110 underdog. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Tyler Colvin belted a two-run homer for the Cubs, and Carlos Zambrano fanned eight batters over his 7 1-3 innings in getting the win. John Lannan gave up seven hits and five runs over five innings in the Nationals loss. Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Washington has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 53-74 SU Washington: 53-73 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 Washington most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road Chi Cubs are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing Washington Chi Cubs are 7-18 SU in their last 25 games Washington is 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing Chi Cubs Washington is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Washington is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Next up: Chi Cubs at Cincinnati, Friday, August 27 Washington home to St. Louis, Thursday, August 26 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.