Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Pick

Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Pick

Darin Zank
Date: April 28, 4:10 pm
Location: Chase Field
TV: WGN

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Cubs -110/Diamondbacks +100
Total: 9

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The Cubs and Diamondbacks split the first two games of this three-game series in Arizona, setting up a rubber match Sunday afternoon. Who do we like for our free MLB pick here?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Sunday's MLB betting odds opened Arizona and Weaver at around -110 over Chicago and Quintana, with an over/under of 9 runs. Early betting action then flipped the Cubs into -110 favorites.
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Chicago could also be found getting upwards of +145 giving the run and a half on the MLB run line.
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Cubs vs. Diamondbacks Set-Up<br />
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Arizona took the opener of this series Friday night 8-3, but Chicago took Game 2 Saturday 9-1. The Cubs broke a scoreless tie Saturday with five runs in the top of the third inning and cruised from there.
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Chicago won as a +105 dog Saturday, and the game played under a total of 10.5 runs.
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Saturday's victory snapped a mini two-game losing streak for the Cubs.
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Saturday's loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Arizona.
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At 13-12 overall Chicago trails first-place St. Louis by 2.5 games in the NL Central.
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At 16-12 overall the D-Backs trail first-place Los Angeles by 1.5 games in the NL West.
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The Cubs lead the season series with Arizona three games to two.
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Sunday's Starting Arms<br />
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Weaver is 2/5 on quality starts this season but two for his last three. Tuesday he held Pittsburgh to one run and six hits through 6 1/3 innings of a 2-1 Arizona victory. And over his last three starts, he's allowed just three runs and 15 hits through 17 2/3 innings, with 24 strikeouts.
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The Diamondbacks are 3-2 with Weaver this season.
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In four starts last year against Chicago while with St. Louis Weaver allowed 15 runs and 30 hits through 18 innings. The Cardinals managed to split those four games.
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Lefty Quintana is three-for-four on quality starts this season and three for his last three. Tuesday he held the Dodgers to two runs and four hits through seven innings of a 7-2 Cubs win, and over his previous three starts he's allowed just those two runs and 14 hits through 21 innings, with 25 strikeouts.
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Chicago is 3-1 with Quintana this season, 3-0 over his last three outings.
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This will be Quintana's first start against the D-Backs since 2017, and that's kind of already a long time ago when it comes to this Arizona team.
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Sunday's Batting Splits<br />
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Chicago is batting .267/.360/.453 against right-handed pitching this season.
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Arizona is batting .300/.346/.509 against left-handed pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Cubs bullpen owns a 4.66 ERA this season, a 1.53 WHIP and a 91/50 strikeouts/walks ratio.
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The D-Backs bullpen owns a 4.22 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP and a 90/40 K/BB ratio.
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Totals Report<br />
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Overs are 13-12 in Cubs games this season.
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Overs are 14-12-2 in D-Backs games this season.
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Unders are 3-1-1 in Weaver's starts this season.
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Unders are 4-1 in Cubs-D-Backs games this season.
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Overs are 5-4-2 in games played at Chase Field this season.
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Cubs vs, Diamondbacks Prediction 04/28/2019

Arizona is playing above expectations so far this season, while Chicago is struggling to keep up to its. But that just leads us to believe in the Cubs in a spot like this. We're betting the Cubbies Sunday.

Free Pick: Take the Chicago Cubs -110
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