Monday Baseball Pick: Cubs vs Giants
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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants
Tonight, 10:15 p.m. ET
Carlos Zambrano (3-6, 5.61) vs Madison Bumgarner (4-4, 3.20)
MLB odds: Cubs +135, Giants -155
Big Z is back. Carlos Zambrano has completed his anger management training and will make his first start since late June tonight at San Francisco.
But what can we expect from the big fella? He’s a fantastic 5-1 with a 2.76 lifetime ERA against the San Francisco Giants but, at the same time, he has a putrid 7.79 ERA on the road in 2010.
You’re really rolling the dice if you bet on Zambrano and the Cubbies tonight. Are you feeling lucky? 
It’s strange to say that a rookie is the “safe” play tonight, but it’s easier to figure youngster Madison Bumgarner out. He hasn’t been perfect – he’s lost two straight starts, allowing seven runs over 10 innings—but he looks like a viable major-leaguer.
All Bumgarner’s early peripheral stats suggest he’s the real deal. His 39 to 13 strikeout to-walk ratio is really a three-to-1 margin, which is outstanding for a rookie.
Also worth noting: Colorado was the only team to really rock Bumgarner so far this season yet is also the only team to face him twice. Bumgarner lost the element of surprise the second time around.
Since the Cubbies haven’t seen him yet, I can’t help but think Bumgarner will shine tonight.
Gambling Trends:
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs’s last 10 games
Pick: Giants -155
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