
Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 11 (5/11): MLB
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- May 11, 2022, 7:13:06 AM
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Odds
Time | 4:10 p.m. EST |
Cubs money line | +134 |
Cubs run line | +1.5 (-145) |
Padres money line | -160 |
Padres run line | -1.5 (+125) |
Over / under | 7.5 |
Key stats
Chicago Cubs | San Diego Padres | |
Record | 10-19 | 20-11 |
Road / home record | 6-8 | 10-6 |
Last 10 record | 2-8 | 6-4 |
Streak | L1 | W1 |
Over / under record | 13-13-3 | 14-17 |
Runs / game | 3.89 | 4.23 |
Runs allowed / game | 4.39 | 3.93 |
Preview
The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres will play the 3rd game of the series at the Petco Park on Wednesday. The Padres tied the series beating the Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs get here with a 10-19 record and have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The team is averaging 3.8 runs per game with a .235 at bat while allowing 4.39 runs. Patrick Wisdom is leading the team with 5 home runs and 15 RBI while Contreras has the better batting average with .279.
Hendricks (2-3) continued his mastery of the Padres. He struck out seven and walked one to improve to 8-2 overall against San Diego and 5-1 at Petco Park.
Probable Pitcher:
Keegan Thompson (2-0, 1.17 ERA) will be on the mound for the Cubs in the 3rd game of the series. Chicago has elected to give Thompson his first start of the season Wednesday, allowing Drew Smyly to get two more days of rest before he's expected to go Friday against the Diamondbacks. The 27-year-old has appeared in seven games this year out of the bullpen, compiling an impressive 1.17 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with 21 strikeouts in 23 innings.
San Diego Padres
The Padres get here with a 20-11 record and have won 4 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 4.23 runs per game with a .223 at bat while allowing 3.93 runs. Manny Machado is leading the team with 7 home runs and 21 RBI and a batting average of .385.
Joe Musgrove pitched seven strong innings allowing 2 runs in 5 hits across 7 innings in his last start.
Probable Pitcher:
Nick Martinez (2-2, 3.38 ERA) will be on the mound for the Padres in the 3rd game of the series. Martinez picked up the win against Miami on Thursday by tossing seven innings of one-run ball. He allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four.
BETTING TRENDS
Chi Cubs are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against San Diego.
an Diego are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Diego's last 15 games at home.
Prediction
The Cubs have lost 8 of their last 10 games and are 5-14 against right handed pitchers. The Padres will send Nick Martinez who's coming from a strong start against Miami and he has only allowed more than two runs in one of his five starts this season. Take the Padres to win the series.
PICK: Padres ML (-160)
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