Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers 6/14/19 MLB Odds, Preview, and Prediction

The Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers play Game 2 of a four-game set at Dodger Stadium beginning Friday, June 14th. These teams played a three-game series in April with the Cubs taking two out of three at Wrigley Field.

Kyle Hendricks gets the call to start for the Cubs on Friday. The 29-year old right-hander out of Dartmouth has started in a total of 13 games this season. Hendricks has posted a record of 7-4 with an ERA of 3.0, a WHIP of 1.11 and a BAA of .247. In his last 10 games pitched, the Cubs have a record of 8-2 SU.

The Newport Beach, California native has allowed a total of 28 earned runs on 79 hits with 7 home runs this season. Hendricks has walked a total of 14 batters and struck out 74 in a total of 84.0 innings pitched this season. In his last start, Hendricks allowed just one earned run on 8 hits in 7.0 innings pitched. He earned the victory as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-1 last June 9th.

Javier Baez leads the Cubs with his .295 batting average. First baseman Anthony Rizzo is their top offensive producer with a team-best 47 RBIs and 17 home runs on the season. As a club, the Chicago Cubs are batting at a .253 average and have scored a total of 343 runs on the season.

Rich Hill will open on top of the mound for the Dodgers in this Game 2. The 39-year old left-hander has started in a total of 8 games this season and has a 3-1 record this year. The former Michigan standout has an ERA of 2.40 with a WHIP of 1.16 and a BAA of .238. The Dodgers are 5-3 SU in Hill’s eight starts this season.

The Boston native has pitched a total of 45.0 innings this season and has given up a total of 12 earned runs on 40 hits with 8 home runs. Hill has struck out a total of 52 hitters and has walked another 12. In his last outing, Hill allowed just two earned runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings while earning the win during the Dodgers’ 7-2 win over the Giants last June 8th.

For the Dodgers, Cody Bellinger is the main man on offense this season. Bellinger leads the team with a .352 batting average and he also has 54 RBIs and 20 home runs to pace the Dodgers this season. As a team, Los Angeles is hitting the ball at a .263 clip and they have scored a total of 355 runs on the season.

Who Wins?

The Cubs are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games but Chicago is 1-2 SU in their last three games on the road. The Dodgers are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played. Los Angeles is 2-0 SU in their last two home games. Head to head, the Cubs are 6-4 in their last 10 games against the Dodgers.

The Cubs are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games at Dodger Stadium. Chicago is also 1-5 SU in their last six games played on the road. Chicago is 3-13 SU as baseball betting underdogs this season. The Dodgers are 12-4 SU in Hill’s last 16 starts, 40-13 SU in their last 53 home games, 21-5 SU in their last 26 games against an opponent with a winning record. Los Angeles is 44-21 SU as baseball betting favorites this season.

The Dodgers are coming off a series where they swept the Philadelphia Phillies and entering Thursday’s games, Los Angeles is an impressive 25-7 SU at home this season. Dodgers’ starter Rich Hill has been on target as of late as he’s allowed just five runs in 24 innings pitched during his last four starts. During that stretch, Hill shut down strong teams in the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets and the Phillies. On the other hand, Hendricks has a poor 5.16 career ERA against the Dodgers and the Cubs are four games below the .500 mark on the road. I think the Dodgers will do enough damage against Hendricks and get the win. I’m picking the Los Angeles Dodgers to beat the Chicago Cubs on 6/14/19.

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The Cubs are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games played. Chicago is 2-1 ATS in their last three games played on the road. The Dodgers are 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games played. Los Angeles is 1-1 ATS in their last two games played at home.

Eight out of the Cubs’ last 10 games were decided by two or more runs while six out of the last nine games played by the L.A. Dodgers were won by at least two runs. However, half of the last 10 games between these two teams were decided by just one run. I’m anticipating a pitching duel here and this could go down to a one-run game between these two teams. In that case, while I’m picking the Dodgers to win, I’ll take the Cubs with the plus 1.5 runs just to have a buffer. Prediction: Cubs +1.5

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The under is 6-3-1 in the Cubs’ last 10 games played. The under is also 2-1 in Chicago’s last three games on the road. The total has gone under in 9 out of the last 10 games played by the Dodgers. The under is 2-0 in Los Angeles’ last two games played at home. Head to head, the over is 5-1 SU in their last six meetings.

Rich Hill has been steady in his last five starts as he’s allowed to or fewer runs per game over that period. When he exits, Los Angeles has a bullpen that’s strong enough to limit the Cubs’ offense. Hendricks has a poor ERA against the Dodgers but he’s also allowed only five runs in his last three starts. The under is 9-3 in Hendricks’ last 12 road starts and the under is 10-1-1 in the Dodgers’ last dozen games overall. I think we’re going to see a pitcher’s duel here. Prediction: Under 8

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