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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Tokyo Dome.
Right hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Yamamoto is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cubs will be Shota Imanaga. The left hander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Cubs were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made winners of bettors who got Cincinnati at -115 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 7-6 result against the Yankees on October 30. Bettors who backed the Dodgers at 125 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (13) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 109-69 SU
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games
Chicago:
Team record: 83-79 SU
Chi Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games
Chi Cubs is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Chicago Wednesday, March 19