The Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks square off in the second game of a three-game set Tuesday at Chase Field (9:40 pm ET, FOX).
Sportsbooks have the Cubs as a -115 moneyline favorite and the over/under total at 9.5 in MLB Betting.
The Cubs will start righthander Carlos Silva, who is 8-2 this season with a 2.96 ERA. The D-Backs will counter with righthander Barry Enright, who is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA.
In the opener on Monday, Geovany Soto went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in to pace a 9-4 win for the Cubs. Chicago cashed as +105 road underdogs and the score went over the 9-run total.
Alfonso Soriano hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer for the Cubs, as Tom Gorzelanny gave up three runs over five innings to get the win for Chicago. Kelly Johnson knocked in two runs for Arizona, while Ian Kennedy was rocked for seven runs over 5 2-3 innings to take the loss for the Diamondbacks.
Chicago is 36-47 SU this season. Arizona is 32-51 SU and has lost three straight games.
There is a big over trend, as the total has gone over in all five of the past five meetings, both overall and in Arizona. The total also has gone over in seven of Arizona’s last eight games at home.
The Cubs are 4-1 SU in the past five meetings, but Arizona is 12-4 SU in the last 16 meetings at home.
