Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants Free Picks and Betting Lines. The 66-58 San Francisco Giants play host to the 72-51 Chicago Cubs tonight in MLB action on the grass of AT & T Park, August 25, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 10:15PM ET.
Betting Lines
Moneyline: Cubs -145/Giants +135
O/U Total: 6.5
Pitching Matchup
Jake Arrieta (R) W/L 15-6 WHIP 0.99 ERA 2.30
Matt Cain (R) W/L 2-3 WHIP 1.53 ERA 5.66
Chicago was a 2-1 winner over Cleveland on Monday. They have won 5 in a row and were 5-2 on their homestand. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games. San Francisco had the day off yesterday and is coming off a 2-5 road trip. They are 35-24 at home in 2015.
The Cubs lead the season series 4-0 and have a 6-4 edge in the last 10 matchups between these two teams.
Arrieta was a 7-1 winner over Atlanta in his last start. He went 6 innings, allowed 0 runs and struck out 7 for his 12th-straight Q start. During this streak he has allowed more than 2 ERs once. He has 21 Q starts on the year.
Cain received a no decision in his last outing, a 4-3 loss at St. Louis. He pitched 6 innings, yielded a pair of runs and fanned 6 for his 4th Q start of the season.
Cubs 3B Kris Bryant is 1-2 (.500) against Cain with a HR and 3 RBIs while OF Chris Denorfia is 5-13 (.385). SS Starlin Castro is 5-20 (.250) against the veteran right-hander with a HR and 2 RBIs while OF Chris Coghlan is 4-14 (.286) with an RBI.
No Giants hitters have more than 9 ABs against Arrieta. 3B Matt Duffy is 2-4 (.500) while IF Ehire Adrianza is 2-6 (.333). OF Marlon Byrd is 2-9 (.222) against the right-hander with an RBI while the 6 other hitters who have faced Arrieta before are a combined 0-24.
Chicago at San Francisco Betting Trends
Chicago is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
The Cubs are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games against San Francisco.
The game total has gone over in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games against San Francisco.
San Francisco is 13-2 straight up in their last 15 home games.
The Giants are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
Injury Report
CHICAGO CUBS
Jason Motte P 15-Day Disabled List
Neil Ramirez P 15-Day Disabled List
Jorge Soler OF 15-Day Disabled List
Rafael Soriano P 15-Day Disabled List
Jacob Turner P 60-Day Disabled List
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Tim Hudson P 15-Day Disabled List
Tim Lincecum P 15-Day Disabled List
Angel Pagan OF 15-Day Disabled List
Joe Panik 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Hunter Pence OF 15-Day Disabled List
Marco Scutaro 2B 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
Chicago: 74%
San Francisco: 26%
Free MLB Pick
The Cubs have won five games in a row overall and have won all four of the games these teams have played this season. Their offense could only manage two runs last night against Cleveland, but has been on fire averaging 7.66 runs per game over the previous six. They take on a Giants team that has been facing some awfully good pitching losing four of their last five. They face one of the better ones tonight.
Take the Chicago Cubs -1.5 +115 at GTBets
