Cubs-Nationals Odds Preview

The Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Nationals Park.

Ace Carlos Zambrano will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Zambrano is 5-4 this season with a 3.53 ERA.

It’ll be Craig Stammen toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Righthander Stammen is 2-4 with a 4.45 ERA so far this season.

Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Rich Harden combined on a four-hit performance as the Cubs defeated the Nationals 6-2 in Thursday’s series opener. The Cubs won the game as -130 favorites, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Derrek Lee went 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run for the Cubs. Harden evened his record to 6-6 with the win.

Ryan Zimmerman went deep for the Nationals, who were +110 underdogs. John Lannan allowed three runs over 6 2-3 innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Washington has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 44-43 SU
Washington: 26-62 SU

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing Washington
Chi Cubs are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games on the road
Washington is 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing Chi Cubs
Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

Next up:
Washington home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, July 18