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The San Diego Padres will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Jake Peavy in this game. Peavy has a 2-4 record and a 4.27 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Cubs will be Rich Harden. The righthander has a 4.83 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Padres lost to Houston 12-5 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Chase Headley and Adrian Gonzalez hit two-run home runs for Houston and Jody Gerut clubbed a solo blast.
The Cubs defeated Milwaukee 4-2 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run home for the Cubs and Sean Marshall allowed two runs on five hits in five innings in the win.
Current streak:
San Diego has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
San Diego: 13-19
SU
Chicago
: 17-14 SU
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Houston are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 8-2
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego’s last 6 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Diego is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing San Diego
Chi Cubs are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 6 games at home
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to San Diego, Wednesday, May 13

 

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