After splitting the first two games of this three-game series in LA, the Cubs and Dodgers play a rubber match on Sunday night.
Tyler Glasnow hits the hill for the Blue Crew here against newcomer Colin Rae for Chicago.
How are we playing this game with our free baseball betting pick?
MLB Betting Odds
Sunday’s baseball betting market opened Los Angeles and Glasnow at around -250 over Chicago and Rae, with an O/U of 8.5. Early betting action bumped that line to -270.
Cubs-Dodgers Betting Preview
Los Angeles took the opener of this series Friday night 3-0 but Chicago grabbed Saturday night’s game 16-0. Yea, 16-0.
The Cubs led Saturday’s game 2-0 through six innings, then scored five runs in the seventh, four in the eighth, and five more in the ninth to hand the Dodgers a most embarrassing defeat.
Los Angeles won Friday as a -170 favorite on the dime line with Yamamoto and covered against the run line at a price of +120. But Chicago won Saturday as a +160 underdog.
So the Dodgers are now 3-1 against the Cubs this season.
Sunday’s Pitching Match-Up
Glasnow owns one good outing this season and one bad one. First, he tossed five innings of two-hit, shutout ball against Atlanta in a 6-1 Los Angeles victory. But then last Sunday at Philadelphia he gave up five runs on just two hits but five walks in an 8-7 Dodgers loss.
Last year, Glasnow hit 14/22 on quality starts before going out for the season in August with an elbow injury.
This will be Glasnow’s first start against the Cubs since 2017, which is a very long time ago on the Baseball calendar.
Rae is making his first start of this season following three appearances in relief. Most recently, last Monday, he threw two innings of perfect relief against Texas. And on the season, he’s thrown 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing five hits, with zero walks against two strikeouts.
Last year, pitching for Milwaukee, Rae hit 7/27 on quality starts, posting a 4.29 ERA through 168 total innings.
In his one start last year against the Dodgers Rae got clipped for seven runs and four home runs through six frames of a 7-2 Brewers loss.
Splits With the Sticks
Chicago is batting .259 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .350 team OBP and a .426 team slugging percentage. The Cubs have also scored at least six runs 10 times in their last 15 games.
Los Angeles is slashing .244/.314/.467 against RH pitching. The Dodgers have also scored three runs or less five times in their last eight games.
The Bullpens
Last year, we ranked the Los Angeles bullpen among the top five in the Majors. This season, the Dodgers pen has allowed 31 ER and 60 hits through 71 innings, with 23 walks against 77 strikeouts.
The Chicago bullpen has allowed 28 ER and 64 hits through 56 innings, with 27 walks against 46 whiffs.
MLB Betting Trends
- Last year Chicago played 69-59 against RH starters and it’s 8-5 against righties this year.
- Last year Los Angeles played 62-47 against RH handed starters and it’s 6-2 against righties this year.
- The Dodgers are 3-0 SU, 2-1 vs. the run line when favored by -200 or more this season.
Totals Report
The overs are a combined 22-10 in Cubs and Dodgers games this season.
The overs are 5-3 at Dodger Stadium this season.
