Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 7-56 Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the 73-54 Chicago Cubs tonight in MLB action on the grass of Dodger Stadium, August 29, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:10PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Cubs -105/Dodgers -105
Total Line: 7
Pitching Matchup
Jon Lester (L) W/L 8-9 WHIP 1.20 ERA 3.44
Mat Latos (R) W/L 4-9 WHIP 1.27 ERA 4.81
Los Angeles was a 4-1 winner over Chicago on Friday. The Dodgers are 1-0 on their homestand but 4-5 in their last 9 games. They are 43-20 at home this season. The Cubs are 1-3 on their road trip but 6-3 in their past 9 games.
LA leads the season series 3-2 and has a 6-3 edge in the last 9 matchups between these two teams.
Lester received his 8th no decision of 2015 in his last start, a 2-1 win over Cleveland. He went 8.2 innings and gave up 1 run for his 17th Q start of the year.
Latos was a 10-3 loser to Cincinnati in his last outing. He yielded 4 runs in 4.2 innings and has 9 Q starts on the season.
Cubs’ IF Jonathan Herrera is 1-3 (.333) against Latos while 3B Kris Bryant is also 1-3 with a stolen base. 2B Tommy LaStella is also 1-3 against the right-hander with an RBI while SS Starlin Castro is 8-33 (.242) with 2 RBIs and 2 steals. The 5 other hitters who have faced Latos in the past are a combined 13-72 (.181) with a HR, 3 RBIs and 0 SBs.
Dodgers’ OF Carl Crawford is 9-34 (.265) against Lester with 2 RBIs and 4 SBs while UT Enrique Hernandez is 1-3 (.333) with an RBI. C Yasmani Grandal and OF Andre Ethier are both 1-3 against the left-hander while the 6 other hitters who have faced Lester before are a combined 5-34 (.147) with 1 RBI and 1 stolen base.
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Chicago at Los Angeles Betting Trends
The Cubs are 18-7 straight up in their last 25 games overall.
Chicago is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 road games.
The game total has gone under in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 games against the Dodgers.
Los Angeles is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
The Dodgers are 7-3 straight up in their last 10 games at home against Chicago.
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
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Bronson Arroyo P 60-Day Disabled List
Carlos Frias P 60-Day Disabled List
Howie Kendrick 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Brandon McCarthy 60-Day Disabled List
Joel Peralta P 15-Day Disabled List
Yasiel Puig OF 15-Day Disabled List
Hyun-Jin Ryu P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
Chicago: 72%
Los Angeles: 28%
Free MLB Pick
Both of tonight’s starters have good historical batter versus pitcher numbers with the Dodgers active roster hitting just .221 versus Lester and the Cubs batters hitting .211 against Latos. All five meetings between these two clubs have gone UNDER the closing line and that’s where Our money is going to land on this game.
Take the UNDER 7 +115 @ Betonline.ag
