{"id":146729,"date":"2017-08-11T03:10:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=146729"},"modified":"2017-08-10T21:21:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T01:21:40","slug":"chicago-cubs-vs-arizona-diamondbacks-predictions-picks-and-mlb-preview-august-11-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/chicago-cubs-vs-arizona-diamondbacks-predictions-picks-and-mlb-preview-august-11-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Predictions, Picks and MLB Preview \u2013 August 11, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/22\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-119725\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BASEBALL-BANNERS620x110.gif\" alt=\"baseball-banners620x110\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Chase Field, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursday, August 11, 2017, 9:40 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong> Chicago Cubs (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\"><strong>-110<\/strong><\/a>) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\"><strong>EVEN<\/strong><\/a>); total: <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\"><strong>9.5<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\"><strong>view all MLB lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong> ESPN<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>MLB World Series\u00a0News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/cleveland-indians-vs-minnesota-twins-predictions-picks-and-mlb-preview-august-17-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Indians vs. Minnesota Twins Preview \u2013August 17, 2017<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/tampa-bay-rays-vs-toronto-blue-jays-predictions-picks-and-mlb-preview-august-17-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays \u2013 August 17, 2017<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/chicago-white-sox-vs-texas-rangers-predictions-picks-and-mlb-preview-august-17-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers Betting Preview \u2013 August 17, 2017<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Betting on the Chicago Cubs <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\"><strong>Moneyline: -110<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cubs will look to regroup and right the ship after back-to-back losses to the San Francisco Giants in Bay Area, as the defending World Series champs send John Lackey (9-9, 4.81 ERA) to the mound. Lackey has been a picture of consistency over his last few starts.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year old righty is 4-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his last four starts. That stretch includes him telling Washington Nationals hitters to sit down on Aug. 5, when he allowed just two earned runs on six hits in five innings of a 7-4 win at home. He\u2019s not pitching at Wrigley Field tonight but the Cubs are 2-0 in Lackey\u2019s last two road starts.<\/p>\n<p>As for the offense, the Cubs must be happy to see Jason Heyward swinging the bat well again. The outfielder is 7-for-20 with a pair of doubles in his last six games.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Betting on the Arizona Diamondbacks <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\"><strong>Moneyline: EVEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whereas Lackey is winning, Diamondbacks pitcher Taijuan Walker is moving to the opposite direction, as the Diamondbacks have lost in all of his five starts. It\u2019s not exactly all Walker\u2019s fault, though. He\u2019s gone 0-2 with a 4.40 ERA during that stretch but run support has been awful for the 24-year-old hurler, too.<\/p>\n<p>Since the All-Star break, Walker has received just <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/leaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=sta&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=c,4,5,11,7,8,13,-1,36,37,40,43,44,48,51,-1,6,45,62,-1,59,123&amp;season=2017&amp;month=31&amp;season1=2017&amp;ind=0&amp;team=15&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">3.80 runs per nine innings<\/a> from teammates. Ketel Marte and Paul Goldschmidt are two figures who could address the issue of light production at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Marte is hitting .400 in his last four games, while Goldy is batting .350 with a homer and five RBI\u2019s in his last five contests. Goldschmidt also has career line of 3-for-8 versus Lackey.<\/p>\n<p>The D\u2019backs are 5-3 in Walker\u2019s past eight home starts.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Writer\u2019s Prediction <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chicago (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\">EVEN<\/a><\/strong>) wins, 5-3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and create a winning MLB parlay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/22\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-119725\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BASEBALL-BANNERS620x110.gif\" alt=\"baseball-banners620x110\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"146729\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" 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