Arizona at Chicago

The Cubs continue to do it for us. They won for us again yesterday and we'll back them today as well. They've won six of their past seven and 18 of 23. Arizona has lost four of five and 12 of 16. Despite these streaks, we get the better hot team as a home dog here. Hallelujah! Sure, Jason Marquis has struggled of late, posting a 7.47 ERA over his last three starts. But, his team is 2-1 in those starts! And, he's 4-2 overall at home this season with a 3.90 ERA. Don't get too carried away with his recent perfomance. Brandon Webb, while solid this year has also been off of late (13 runs allowed in 18.7 innings in his last three starts). The big difference is that Marquis will get run support and Webb will not. Chicago gets 5.0 per game at home and 5.2 per game vs. righties. Right now this team is averaging 7 runs per game over their last seven games. Arizona averages just 3.9 per game on the road and vs. RHP. Their offense is slumping, if that's possible, posting 3.4 per game over their last seven. To get a much hotter team, with a much beter offense as a home dog is a gift that doesn't come along often. Take this gift!