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National League pennant contenders collide when the Dodgers and Cubs begin a three-game series at the Friendly Confines Tuesday night. Both teams come in hot, following slow starts to this season. Which way are we going here for our free MLB pick?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Tuesday's MLB betting odds opened LA and Maeda at around -115 over Chicago and Quintana, but early betting action then pushed the Cubs into -110 favorites.
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Dodgers vs. Cubs Set-Up<br />
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LA just took three of four games from the Brewers in Milwaukee over the weekend, securing the series victory Sunday with a 6-5 win. The Dodgers then enjoyed Monday off.
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Just before that Los Angeles swept three games from the Reds in Cincinnati. So the Dodgers are 7-1 over their last eight games.
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At 15-9 overall LA leads the NL West by 2.5 games over Arizona and San Diego.
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Chicago, meanwhile, just took two of three games at home from the Diamondbacks, securing the series victory with a 2-1 walk-off win Sunday. The Cubs then also had Monday off.
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Just before that Chicago swept three games from the Marlins in Miami. So the Cubs are 5-1 over their last six games.
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At 10-10 overall Chicago trails division-leading Pittsburgh and St. Louis by two games in the NL Central.
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This series is the first meeting between these teams this season. Last season Chicago took four of seven games from Los Angeles.
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Tuesday's Starting Arms<br />
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Lefty Quintana is 2/3 on quality starts this season. Last Tuesday he tossed seven innings of six-hit, shutout ball, with seven strikeouts, in a 4-0 Cubs victory over Miami. And just before that, he threw seven innings of four-hit, shutout ball, with 11 whiffs, in a 2-0 win over the Pirates.
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Chicago is 2-1 with Quintana this season.
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In his only start, last year against the Dodgers Quintana allowed three runs and seven hits through 5 1/3 frames of an 11-5 Cubs victory.
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Maeda is 2/4 on quality starts this season. Thirteen days ago St. Louis got him for five runs through 5 1/3 innings of a 7-2 Los Angeles loss, but he bounced back last Tuesday to hold the Reds to one run and four hits through 6 2/3 innings of a 6-1 Dodgers win.
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LA is 3-1 with Maeda this season.
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In two starts last season against the Cubs Maeda allowed three runs and eight hits through 10 2/3 innings. The Dodgers won both those games.
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Tuesday's Batting Splits<br />
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Los Angeles is batting .247/.353/.462 against left-handed pitching this season.
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Chicago is batting .268/.364/.442 against right-handed pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Dodgers bullpen owns a rather generous 4.81 ERA this season, but a 1.23 WHIP and an 86/24 strikeouts/walks ratio.
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The Cubs bullpen owns an even-shakier 5.08 ERA, a 1.65 WHIP and a 74/41 K/BB ratio.
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Totals Report<br />
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The totals are split 12-12 in Dodgers games this season, but the unders are 8-1 over their last nine games, mainly because LA pitching has held six of its last eight opponents to three runs or less.
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The totals are split 10-10 in Cubs games this season, but the unders are 8-2 over their last 10 games, mainly because Chicago pitching has held seven of its last nine opponents to two runs or less.
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The unders are 6-2 in games played at Wrigley Field this season.
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The unders finished 4-3 in Dodgers-Cubs games last season.
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