Padres vs Cubs Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. Lefthander Clayton Richard will take the mound for the Padres to start this game. Richard is 10-5 this season with a 3.80 ERA. Starting this game for the Cubs will be Casey Coleman. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 148-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jon Garland pitched seven scoreless innings to get the victory in the Padres' 1-0 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night. San Diego cashed as -130 road favorites, while the game played UNDER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Chase Headley knocked in the only run of the game for the Padres, as Heath Bell worked the ninth inning to pick up the save for San Diego. Starlin Castro was 2-for-3 for Chicago, while losing pitcher Randy Wells allowed one run over seven innings for the Cubs. Current streak: San Diego has won 3 straight games. Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 71-47 SU Chicago: 50-70 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing San Diego are 4-6 After playing San Diego are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games San Diego is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego Chi Cubs are 4-16 SU in their last 20 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to San Diego, Thursday, August 19 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.