Chicago came into June at 32-28 after a difficult May that exposed the rotation's depth problems. Jameson Taillon takes the mound tonight, and the numbers tell the story clearly — a 5.37 ERA through more than 60 innings, with underlying contact-quality metrics even worse than that surface number suggests. The Athletics counter with a pitcher making just his second career start, one who was tagged for four runs on nine hits in five innings in his debut against Seattle last week. Two pitchers with legitimate concerns means this comes down to lineup depth and bullpen quality, and that is where the Cubs have the clear advantage. Chicago carries more firepower and a deeper relief corps. The Cubs get past the rough starting pitching and win tonight. Take the Cubs.
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Who was the public on? 72% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Las Vegas would win by a score of 4.8 to 4.5 with Las Vegas winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 77% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 94% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 4.9 to 4.6 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Las Vegas winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 76% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 97% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Las Vegas would win by a score of 4.9 to 3.9 with Las Vegas winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Las Vegas at Chicago
8:05 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public money was on Las Vegas Athletics to win on the moneyline. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 4.5 to 4.0 with Chicago winning on the moneyline.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 4.6 to 3.7 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Las Vegas winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Chicago at Las Vegas
10:05 PM Eastern
The Athletics and Cubs both have losing records in the early going. Justin Steele gets the ball for the Cubs tonight. He is 1-0 on the season, and allowed three runs in five innings of work his first time out. Luis Severino had a great opener for the A's. He went six innings and gave up three hits and no runs. Severino has quietly pitched very well. Going back to last season he has allowed four or more runs in just one of his last nine starts. Steele owns a 1.04 ERA in his last two starts vs. the Athletics, and Severino has an 0.64 ERA v. the Cubs in his last two starts against them. I like the UNDER in this one.
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