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(25-21) Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs (30-14)
Date: Friday, May 27th, 2016
Time: 2:20 PM ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL.
Projected Pitchers: Adam Morgan vs Jon Lester
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cubs -250
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Off
MLB Betting Total:
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Adam Morgan of the Phillies takes on Jon Lester in this friday afternoon matchup. The Cubs have cooled down as of late, 4-6 in their last 10 and the Phillies are also 4-6 in their last 10. Morgan is 1-2 with a 5.61 era and Lester is 4-3 with a 2.60 era.
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies have been pretty good his season but have lost 4 of their last 5. During these 5 games, they’ve scored just 11 runs, which is below their horrendous average of 3.2 runs per game.
They already don’t score very much but have managed to score even less over their last 5. They rank in the bottom in basically all offensive categories but still managed to be 25-21.
They’ve been able to win with excellent pitching and defence, by giving up just 3.9 runs per game.
They also only allow 7.9 hits per game which is 5th best in the MLB.
However, Adam Morgan has been one of their worst pitchers.
In his last outing, he gave up just 2 in 6 innings against the Braves. In the outing before that, he gave up 7 in 3.2 innings against the Reds.
He didn’t pitch his first game until April 29 and has done decent besides that 7 run game.
On May 10th he only gave up 1 over 7 innings for his best outing this year so far.
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs have been phenomenal this season and have the best record in the majors.
They have slipped as of late 4 of their last 6 games and 6 of their last 9.
They done so partly by putting up a lot of runs. They average 5.6 runs per game, the 2nd most in the Majors.
They’ve also given up just 2.9 runs per game, which is 1st in the majors. Their well balanced offence has been very effective.
Lester has contributed to this excellence with a 2.60 era.
His last outing was poor, giving up 5 runs in just 2.2 innings against the Giants, but besides that, he’s given up 3 runs at most in 2 starts and 1 or none in every other start this season.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Phillies have scored 11 runs in the last 5 games
- Phillies have lost 4 of their last 5 games
- Phillies totals have been under 5 of their last 7 games
- Cubs have lost 3 of their last 4 games
- Cubs totals have been over 4 of their last 6 games
- Cubs have scored 36 runs in their last 6 games
Free Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction:
This matchup clearly favours the Cubs, since they are much better offensively and both teams are comparable defensively. However, the pitching matchup favors the Cubs as well.
We would expect them to take the W here.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Cubs RL
Cubs look to be heating up again offensively but the Phillies to lack run production. This game may get very lopsided. Take the over.
MLB Free Score Prediction: Cubs 7-3
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