Indians at Cubs 9/16/20 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago Cubs
MLB: 8:15 PM EST
Sep. 16, 2020
TV: SToH
Latest Odds : CLE -120 Total Off
The Cleveland Indians are one team that could really need some assistance on the year. Yes, the Indians are sitting towards the top of the AL Central, but the team needs to continue to play great to win the AL Central. The Cubs, for their part are coming into the game here with a good record and are sitting at the top of the NL Central. That type of play has really helped the Cubs get a good lead.
Cleveland is coming in hitting slightly better when compared to the Cubs. The Indians are hitting at a clip of .227 with 349 hits. The Cubs are sitting on a .227 average and a total of 348 hits. The run production is the main difference with 189 runs and 45 homers for the Indians, but the Cubs have produced 221 runs and 62 homers.
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Aaron Civale is the pitcher who is going to the mound for the Indians. Civale has done decent with a 3-5 record and a 3.88 ERA. Civale has ended up throwing a total of 58 innings while striking out a total of 56 batters . When it comes to the number of batters walked Civale has walked 10 batters and allowed 57 hits.
The pitcher that is going to the mound for the Cubs is Jon Lester. Lester has ended up getting a total record of 2-2 and a 5.05 ERA. He has ended up throwing a total of 46.1 innings on the year and has struck out 37 batters. When it comes to the number of walks Lester has ended up walking 12 batters and has given up 50 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs' last 9 games.
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
Free Betting Pick: Cleveland Indians -120
For the Cubs they are playing at Wrigley Field and that will help them out to a point in the game. However, with the Indians they are putting Civale on the mound in the game and he has done really good so far for a pitcher with a record under the five hundred mark. Look for that to help him and the Indians out quite a bit at keeping the Cubs in check. Final Score, Cleveland Indians win 7-5.