San Diego opened this series with an 8-0 win last night, and Michael King carried a no-hitter into the seventh before finishing with seven innings of one-hit ball. One shutout doesn't erase what Chicago did all year. The Cubs scored more runs than anyone in baseball at 5.25 a game, and they took five of six from San Diego. The difference tonight is on the mound. Kevin Gausman has a 4.83 ERA in nine starts since the Cubs acquired him from Toronto, and his road ERA this season is 5.40. Nick Pivetta has a 1.45 ERA in four starts since coming off the injured list in September, and a 2.86 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP overall. He hasn't gone past five innings in any of those starts, which hands the middle innings to a Padres bullpen that ranks fifth in the majors with a 3.53 ERA and needed only two relievers last night. San Diego went 51-30 at home, and all three games of this series are in San Diego. The Padres are the bet to close this out tonight.
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Who was the public on? 76% of the public money was on San Diego Padres to win on the moneyline. And, 92% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that San Diego would win by a score of 7.4 to 2.6 with San Diego winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public money was on San Diego Padres to win on the moneyline. And, 89% 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 4.4 with Chicago winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 65% 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 6.3 to 4.7 with Chicago winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 72% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that San Diego would win by a score of 5.5 to 5.4 with San Diego winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 89% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 73% 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 6.8 to 4.7 with Chicago winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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