Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs 8/5/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs
MLB: 8:05 PM EST
Aug. 05, 2019
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : CHC -154 Over 9.5
The Athletics are a team that has been able to play decent at various points this year. The Athletics have ended up having some problems when playing on the road as they are barely under the five hundred mark. The downside for the Athletics is the Cubs are playing great at home on the season so far. In fact, the Cubs are a total of 20 games over the five hundred mark on the year so far.
Matt Chapman is the player who has been able to hit a total of 24 homers and 64 RBIs on the year. When it comes to bringing the runners home the Athletics have relied on Ramon Laureano who has hit at a clip of .284 on the year. Javier Baez has ended up being the leading hitter for the Cubs with 26 homers, 73 RBIs, but has managed to hit at a clip of .289 on the year so far.
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Chris Bassitt has managed to post a 7-5 record and a 3.84 ERA on the season. Bassitt has posted a total of 100.2 innings on the year with 96 strikeouts and has walked 37 batters while giving up 81 hits on the year so far.
Kyle Hendricks is the pitcher the Cubs are planning on putting on the mound here. Hendricks has posted a 8-8 record and a 3.07 ERA. He has thrown a total of 120.1 innings on the year with 107 strikeouts, but has walked 25 batters while giving up 110 hits on the year.
Recent Betting Trends:
Athletics are 5-1 in their last 6 overall.
Cubs are 8-2 in their last 10 interleague home games.
Under is 5-2 in Athletics last 7 on grass.
Under is 5-1 in Cubs last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Free Betting Pick: Chicago Cubs -154
The Cubs are playing good at home and that will definitely show up in this game here. However, the big news here is the fact that the Cubs are putting Hendricks on the mound and he has not been the biggest pitcher on the year, but has done well enough to pick up some wins on the year and that will continue in this game here. Final Score, Chicago Cubs win 7-4.