National League West Division champs Los Angeles Dodgers will travel to the Windy City to take on the NL Central Division winners Chicago Cubs in the best-of-five National League Divisional Series starting with game-1 today, first pitch at 6:00 p.m. ET at Chicago’s famed Wrigley Field.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com have installed the Cubs as solid home field favorites to win the best of five series at -225 odds while Dodgers backers are getting +185 odds.
Look for a pitchers duel to take place in game-1 between Cubs ace righthander Ryan Dempster and Dodgers righthander Derek Lowe. Dempster is 17-6 with a 2.96 ERA so far this season while Lowe is 14-11 with a 3.24 ERA.
SBGglobal.com has the Cubs listed as -148 money line odds favorites to win game-1 with a 7 total. Dodgers backers are getting +128 money line underdog odds.
While the Cubs and Dodgers each won their respective divisions, how they did it was completely different from the other. The Cubs have been on cruise control since before the All-Star break in July while the Dodgers had to come from behind to overtake the Arizona Diamondbacks late in the season. Acquiring slugger Manny Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox gave the Dodgers’struggling offense the boost it needed to overcome Arizona for the divisional crown.
In betting trends, the Cubs controlled its season series with the Dodgers by going 4-1 SU in their last five games at home in Wrigley Field. The total has also gone UNDER in six of the last eight games played with the Dodgers.
MLB Playoffs Prediction: Even with Manny in the lineup for the Dodgers, I like the pop the Cubs bring to the plate. Combine the better offense of Chicago’s combined with the pitching of Dempster we see the Cubs as a good -148 money line play.
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