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Bet on MLB Baseball: Phillies vs Cubs - 8:05pm EST on ESPN
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to even the series vs the Chicago Cubs tonight at 8:05pm EST from Wrigley field in a game that can be seen on ESPN. Online sportsbooks have the Phillies -166 money line favorites in MLB baseball betting vs the Cubs +156 while the over/under total is sitting at 7.5 UNDER (-120). Chicago will send lefthander Tom Gorzelanny to the mound for tonight's game with a 4-5 record and 3.32 ERA while Philadelphia will counter with righthander Roy Halladay who has gone 10-7 in MLB odds with a 2.19 ERA. The Phillies lost the first game of the series to the Cubs 6-12 on Thursday and the second 3-4 on Friday before bouncing back yesterday with a 4-1 win.
The Phillies won Saturday's game at Wrigley as -115 toad favorites while the over/under MLB baseball betting total stayed UNDER the 8.5 posted at online sportsbooks. Chicago held a 1-0 lead on Saturday with a Ryan Theriot bunt that scored Starlin Castro in the seventh inning but it was short lived as Philadelphia rallied in the ninth inning to drive in four runs and steal the victory on the road. After taking down three batters with three strikeouts a day earlier, Cubs closed Carlos Marmol threw five walks and a wild pitch to start the Phillies rally in the ninth.
Heading into tonight's game on ESPN, Philadelphia has gone 48-42 MLB baseball betting odds for the season, 6-4 when playing on Sunday and 4-6 after a win. The Phillies are 6-2 in their last 8 games when playing on the road against the Cubs, 9-4 in their last 13 games when playing Chicago and 5-2 in their last 7 games overall. The Cubs have gone 41-51 on the season, 5-5 when playing on Sunday and 6-4 after a loss. Chicago has gone 2-6 in their last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia and 4-9 in their last 13 games overall when playing Philadelphia.
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