On Sunday the Chicago Cubs will wrap up a 3 game series in Houston before they move on to St. Louis. The game is scheduled to start at 8:05 pm ET and can be seen on ESPN.
As we all know the Cubs are the MLB leaders with 89-50 and a PCT of 0.640, at the start of this series they have won 7 out of their last 10 games, the team is working hard to broaden their lead and guarantee themselves a prime spot in the post season.
Sunday’s game will feature Jake Arrieta, the right hander for the Cubs who happens to live in Austin Texas, some 3 hours away from Houston which leads me to believe he will feel very comfortable with his surroundings. Arrieta is 4-2 with an ERA of 3.17 in the second half of the season, his last start against the Giants awarded him a loss, but overall this season he is 16-6 with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.05 which is pretty impressive in my book.
Starting for the Houston Astros is Mike Fiers, another right hander, he has had a shaky performance in his last two starts but he has somehow managed to work through them and pitch at least 5 innings on each while only allowing 3 earned runs. He has been a very good asset for Houston throughout the season, having won 11 of his last 15 starts including four in a row. So make no mistake Fiers is no push over and this game could turn out to be a lot closer than most people expect.
Betting Pick
Despite the obvious won/loss gap between both teams they are not as apart as one may think and although I do believe the Cubs have a better team this year the Astros have a chance to beat them at home. Heading into the series the Cubs are 38-30 on the road while Houston is 39-29 at home.
Check out the MLB gambling line for the game at www.AceSportsbook.com and take the Astros to win this game.