Giants vs. Cubs Prediction
Will the Giants pull off another upset tonight in Wrigley when they visit the Cubs at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Cubs are -167 money line favorites versus the Giants, who have odds of +135 to pull off the upset in Chicago. With Johnny Cueto set to face Jon Lester in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 7 runs.
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Rotoworld on Cueto’s last start: Cueto surrendered five runs on eight hits over six innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Dodgers. Cueto allowed a two-run double to Yasmani Grandal with two outs in the first inning — on a pitch Buster Posey would have needed to block at the plate had Grandal not hit it — and another run in the third inning on a wild pitch. The Dodgers would ding Cueto for two more runs in the sixth inning to polish off the scoring on his line. He struck out six and walked one on the afternoon. Cueto will bring a 4.50 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 52/16 K/BB ratio (over 58 innings) into tonight.
Lester surrendered three runs in six-plus innings Thursday in a victory over the Reds. Lester had a shutout going until the seventh, which started with three straight singles. The first run scored on the third hit, and both inherited runners came around to score off Hector Rendon. Fortunately, the Cubs were still up 9-3 at that point and ended up winning 9-5. The win was just Lester’s second of the year.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Giants have won eight of their last 10 games and even though they’re still banged up and six games below .500, they’re starting to figure things out. They’re also 10-4 in Cueto’s last 14 starts, are 16-7 in his las t23 road starts, and are 12-5 in his last 17 outings after scoring five runs or more in their previous game. On the other side, the Cubs are just 1-4 in Lester’s last five outings following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
TUESDAY MLB FREE PICK: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS +135