LA Dodgers (2-0) at Chicago Cubs (0-2)
When: Tuesday, October 17th 2017
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Time: 9:05 ET | TV: TBS
Opening Odds: Chicago -115/OFF
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The Chicago Cubs must find some offense from their big bats if they want a chance to get back in the National League Championship Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chicago will get the next three games in Wrigley Field where they beat the Dodgers two out of three times in last year’s NLCS and two of three back in April. The Dodgers have yet to lose in the postseason and are two wins from reaching their first World Series since 1988. Los Angeles’ pitchers have dominated this series, allowing only three runs through two games as the bullpen has combined for eight scoreless innings and allowed one base runner and no hits. To get back into the series, the Cubs will have to get more from a lineup that is hitting only .117 in the series and stars Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo are a combined 1-for-14 with six strikeouts. Javier Baez is also slumping, going 0-for-19 with eight strikeouts. Since the LCS expanded to a best-of-seven format in 1985, only three of the 28 teams who lost the first two games have come back to win the series.
Pitchers: Dodgers – Yu Darvish (1-0, 1.80 ERA) | Cubs – Kyle Hendricks (1-0, 3.27)
Yu Darvish will get just his second start of the postseason and his first one went very well. The 31-year old won beat Arizona in the NLDS, allowing one run and two hits while striking out seven over five innings. Darvish went 4-3 with a 3.44 ERA in nine regular-season starts after the Dodgers acquired him from Texas, and has allowed only two earned runs over his last four starts going back to the regular season. Darvish faced the Cubs last season while with the Rangers and allowed two runs over 4.1 innings in a loss at Wrigley Field.
Kyle Hendricks has been the Cubs go-to guy the last two postseasons as he’s posted a 2-1 record and 2.60 ERA in nine postseason starts, but wasn’t at his best in Game 5 of the NLDS against Washington. He allowed four runs (two HRs) over four innings of work, but the Cubs pulled out the slugfest to clinch the series. Hendricks helped the Cubs clinch last year’s NLCS by throwing 7.1 scoreless innings against the Dodgers a year ago. He is 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA in three regular-season meetings against Los Angeles.
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The Dodgers are rolling right now and I expect Darvish to keep that going. The Cubs are pressing right now and that’s bad news against a stacked Dodger lineup.
Pick: Dodgers +100
BETTING TRENDS:
- Dodgers are 5-0 in their last 5 playoff games.
- Dodgers are 7-0 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Dodgers are 7-1 in their last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Dodgers are 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
- Dodgers are 58-15 in their last 73 games following a win.
- Dodgers are 24-7 in their last 31 vs. National League Central.
- Dodgers are 20-6 in their last 26 games following an off day.
- Dodgers are 40-14 in their last 54 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Dodgers are 39-14 in their last 53 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Dodgers are 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Dodgers are 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Dodgers are 74-33 in their last 107 overall.
- Dodgers are 74-33 in their last 107 games on grass.
- Dodgers are 36-16 in their last 52 Tuesday games.
- Dodgers are 6-13 in their last 19 playoff road games.
- Dodgers are 1-10 in their last 11 League Championship road games.
- Cubs are 16-5 in their last 21 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Cubs are 19-7 in their last 26 home games.
- Cubs are 31-12 in their last 43 games following a loss.
- Cubs are 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Cubs are 44-18 in their last 62 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Cubs are 17-7 in their last 24 games on grass.
- Cubs are 36-15 in their last 51 games following an off day.
- Cubs are 18-8 in their last 26 overall.
- Cubs are 49-23 in their last 72 Tuesday games.
- Cubs are 3-7 in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Cubs are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. National League West.
- Cubs are 2-5 in their last 7 League Championship home games.
- Cubs are 4-11 in their last 15 League Championship games.
- Cubs are 3-10 in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Cubs are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Cubs are 4-1 in Hendricks’ last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Cubs are 4-1 in Hendricks’ last 5 starts.
- Cubs are 4-1 in Hendricks’ last 5 starts on grass.
- Cubs are 25-9 in Hendricks’ last 34 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Cubs are 20-8 in Hendricks’ last 28 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Cubs are 2-5 in Hendricks’ last 7 Tuesday starts.
- Under is 4-0 in Dodgers last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-0-1 in Dodgers last 5 road games.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Dodgers last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 6-0-1 in Dodgers last 7 vs. National League Central.
- Under is 4-0 in Dodgers last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 5-1 in Dodgers last 6 Tuesday games.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Dodgers last 6 playoff road games.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Dodgers last 5 games following an off day.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Dodgers last 8 on grass.
- Under is 10-4-1 in Dodgers last 15 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Dodgers last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Dodgers last 8 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Dodgers last 8 overall.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Cubs last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Under is 4-0-1 in Cubs last 5 games following an off day.
- Under is 4-0 in Cubs last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 7-1-1 in Cubs last 9 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 6-1 in Cubs last 7 playoff home games.
- Under is 6-1 in Cubs last 7 games following a loss.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Cubs last 5 on grass.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Cubs last 5 overall.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Cubs last 5 playoff games.
- Under is 5-2 in Cubs last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 5-2 in Cubs last 7 home games.
- Under is 40-19-6 in Cubs last 65 vs. National League West.
- Under is 15-1 in Hendricks’ last 16 Tuesday starts.
- Under is 6-1 in Hendricks’ last 7 starts on grass.
- Under is 6-1 in Hendricks’ last 7 starts overall.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Hendricks’ last 7 starts vs. National League West.
- Under is 9-2 in Hendricks’ last 11 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Under is 24-6-1 in Hendricks’ last 31 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 20-6-1 in Hendricks’ last 27 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 5-2 in Hendricks’ last 7 home starts.
- Dodgers are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 12-2 in the last 14 meetings in Chicago.
- Under is 21-6-1 in the last 28 meetings.
- Dodgers are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in Chicago.
