Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 9 (5/9): MLB

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Odds

Time	9:40 p.m. EST
Cubs money line	+157
Cubs run line	+1.5 (-147)
Padres money line	-171
Padres run line	-1.5 (+133)
Over / under	7

 

Key stats

	Chicago Cubs	San Diego Padres
Record	9-18	19-10
Road / home record	5-7	9-5
Last 10 record	2-8	7-3
Streak	L5	W1
Over / under record	12-12-3	13-16
Runs / game	3.81	4.38
Runs allowed / game	4.56	3.86

 

Preview

The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres will meet to play a 3-game series at the Petco Park. The Padres won their last series 3-1 against the Marlins while the Cubs have lost their last 4 series.

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs get here with a 9-18 record and have lost 5 games in a row. The team is averaging 3.8 runs per game with a .235 at bat while allowing 4.56 runs. Patrick Wisdom is leading the team with 5 home runs and 15 RBI while Nico Hoerner has the better batting average with .287.

Keegan Thompson leads with 2 wins for the Cubs and a 1.17 ERA and 21 strikeouts.

Probable Pitcher:

Kyle Hendricks (1-3, 5.64 ERA) will be on the mound for the Cubs in the 1st game of the series. Hendricks allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk over 5.2 innings Wednesday to take the loss against the White Sox. He struck out two. He started one game against the Padres last season and allowed 3 runs across 6.1 innings.

San Diego Padres

The Padres get here with a 19-10 record and have won 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.38 runs per game with a .223 at bat while allowing 3.86 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.

Probable Pitcher:

MacKenzie Gore (2-0, 1.71 ERA) will be on the mound for the Padres in the 1st game of the series. Gore tossed 5.2 innings in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against Cleveland, allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out two. He did not factor in the decision.

BETTING TRENDS

Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.

Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against San Diego.

San Diego are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games.

The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Diego's last 13 games at home.

Prediction

The Cubs are on 5 game losing streak and have struggled offensively lately as they scored only 3 runs in his last series against the Dodgers. Kyle Hendricks has been pounded this season and is holding a 5.64 ERA so far. Mackenzie Gore has been sharp so far this season and is allowing no more than 2 runs per start. I'm going with the Padres to win the first of the series.

PICK: Padres ML (-171)

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