SBG Global Opening Line: Cubs - 115, Total 8 Over -115

The Chicago Cubs open up a 10-game homestand on Friday as they host the National League West leading Arizona Diamondbacks. It is a rematch of last year’s National League Division Series that the Diamondbacks swept. The Cubs will send their best three pitchers, Ted Lilly, Ryan Dempster and Carlos Zambrano against the D-backs' Dan Haren, Max Scherzer and Randy Johnson. The Cubs have been much better at home than on the road. They are hitting .315 as a team at home compared to only .246 on the road. Kosuke Fukudome has a .448 batting average at home but is hitting only .209 on the road. "There's no reason," Fukudome said through an interpreter, "I don't know why, and I feel comfortable on the road." SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Diamondbacks on the Road.

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Many of the Cubs players don’t understand why their numbers are better at home. "I like to play on the road, and I didn't even realize [the numbers]," Chicago’s Ryan Theriot said. The entire team seems to have trouble on the road. "I'm sure Fukudome will go on a road trip where he goes 15-for-20," Mark DeRosa said. "That's how the game works -- I like to believe that's how the game works. When the team's not winning, it becomes magnified.”

The Cubs will send left-hander Ted Lilly on Friday. Lilly is 2-4 on the season with an ERA of 5.97. He is coming off a 9-3 win over the Cardinals in which he went a season high 7 innings giving up three runs on six hits. The extra day off on Thursday will help Lilly since he threw a season-high 112 pitches against the Cardinals. The Cubs Alfonso Soriano has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games.

SBG Global Current Line: Cubs - 114, Total 8 Over -120

Arizona goes with right-hander Dan Haren who is 4-1 with a 3.12 ERA. Haren did not get a decision in his last start against the Mets in which he gave up two runs.

Here are the MLB betting stats for Friday’s game.

The Diamondbacks are 5-1 in their last 6 games as a road underdog.
The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games.
The Diamondbacks are 18-6 in their last 24 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
The Diamondbacks are 8-3 in their last 11 road games.
The Diamondbacks are 12-5 in their last 17 vs. the National League Central.
The Diamondbacks are 25-11 in their last 36 games as a favorite.
The Diamondbacks are 20-9 in their last 29 games as a road favorite.
The Diamondbacks are 21-10 in their last 31 overall.
The Diamondbacks are 4-0 in Haren’s last 4 starts as a favorite.
The Diamondbacks are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Chicago.

The Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 games as a home favorite.
The Cubs are 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
The Cubs are 8-3 in their last 11 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Cubs are 16-35 in their last 51 games as a home underdog.
The Cubs are 2-5 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Cubs are 2-5 in their last 7 overall.
The Cubs are 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games.
The Cubs are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. the National League West.

The Cubs are 4-1 in Lilly’s last 5 starts as an underdog.
The Cubs are 6-2 in Lilly’s last 8 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
The Cubs are 5-2 in Lilly’s last 7 starts vs. the National League West.
The Cubs are 5-2 in Lilly’s last 7 home starts.
The Cubs are 3-7 in Lilly’s last 10 starts.
The Cubs are 0-6 in Lilly’s last 6 starts as a favorite.

The Under is 4-1-2 in the Diamondbacks last 7 Friday games.
The Under is 7-3 in the Diamondbacks last 10 vs. the National League Central.
The Over is 11-5-3 in the Diamondbacks last 19 games as a favorite.
The Under is 10-1-2 in the Cubs last 13 Friday games.
The Under is 6-1 in the Cubs last 7 games as a favorite.
The Under is 4-1-2 in the Cubs last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Under is 4-1-2 in the Cubs last 7 overall.
The Under is 12-4 in the Cubs last 16 vs. the National League West.

The Under is 10-4-1 in the Cubs last 15 series openers.
The Under is 11-5-2 in the Cubs last 18 games as an underdog.
The Over is 5-1 in Lilly’s last 6 starts vs. the National League West.
The Over is 7-2 in Lilly’s last 9 home starts.
The Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings between the two teams and the Under is 13-5-3 in the last 21 meetings in Chicago.

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