free pick Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs 7-17-10

Cole Hamels will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Lefthander Hamels is 7-7 this season with a 3.78 ERA.

Hamels’s opponent in this one will be Randy Wells. The Cubs righthander has a 4.61 ERA to go along with a 4-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Aramis Ramirez’s homer in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Cubs over the Phillies 4-3 on Friday.

Chicago cashed as -130 home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 10-run total set by oddsmakers.

Marlon Byrd was 2-for-4 with a two-run dinger for the Cubs, as Sean Marshall picked up the win in relief of Ted Lilly for Chicago.

Ryan Howard hit at two-run shot for Philadelphia, while Ryan Madson was tagged with the loss after allowing Ramirez’s blast in the eighth.

Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games.
Chicago has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia: 47-42 SU
Chicago: 41-50 SU

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs’s last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs’s last 10 games
Chi Cubs are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs’s last 9 games at home

Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Philadelphia, Sunday, July 18