GAME:  #909 Cubs @ #910 Indians
DATE:    8/12/2020 – 6:10p EST
ODDS:   Cubs +110 / Indians -120
O/U:       7.5

The Cleveland Indians (10-8) host the Chicago Cubs (11-3) at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Cubs outslugged the Indians by a score of 7-1 in the first game on Monday. The Cubs have Kyle Hendricks listed as the probable pitcher and the Indians have Carlos Carrasco starting this game. 

WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)

CHICAGO CUBS

The Cubs have right-handed ace, Kyle Hendricks, on the bump. Hendricks is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA this season. Hendricks has pitched 20.1 innings, given up 17 hits, 8 runs, 1 home run, 2 walks, and 15 strikeouts. The Cubs have not faced Carlos Carrasco much but the Cubs bats have been hot scoring averaging 5.14 runs per game which is #8 in the MLB.  

CLEVELAND INDIANS

The Indians have right-handed Carlos Carrasco getting the start for game 2. Carrasco is 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA on the season. Carrasco has pitched in 18 innings, given up 12 hits, 5 runs, 3 home runs, 6 walks, and 23 strikeouts. The Indians have not faced much of Hendricks other than the post-season where Indians were 0 -2 against him in 2016. The Indians have struggled to score averaging 3.4 runs per game ranked #29 in MLB. 

BATTER VS PITCHER (dailybaseballdata.com)

STARTING LINEUPS (baseballpress.com)

INJURY REPORT (covers.com)

TRENDS (covers.com)

CUBS

• Over is 6-0 in Cubs last 6 games as a road underdog.
• Over is 4-0 in Cubs last 4 interleague games as an underdog.
• Over is 4-0 in Hendricks’ last 4 road starts.

INDIANS

• Under is 6-0 in Indians last 6 games following a loss.
• Under is 5-0 in Indians last 5 during game 2 of a series.

HEAD TO HEAD

• The Cubs are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Cleveland.

CUBS vs INDIANS PREDICTION

The Cubs are playing good baseball right now, even after the 3 days break the bats are connecting. The Indians have been poor offensively and their starting pitching has kept them looking good. The Indians starting pitching may not be as good as it appears as many good hitters have started the season poorly. Look for a correction in the Indians pitching staff especially when their bullpen has to throw a few innings. The Indians are in a crisis right now with 2 of their starting pitchers disobeying team rules and putting players and manager Terry Francona at risk.

The Bookie is taking the hot Cubs and fading the team that has been overperforming while having internal problems at the same time. The public is split and the sharps are on the Cubs as well. 

The Bookie:        Cubs
Fade the Public: no data
Sharp Action:   Cubs

1 Unit to win 1.1 Units on:  (#909) Cubs +110