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NLDS Game 3: Washington at Chicago Cubs MLB Odds & Betting Preview
When: Monday, October 9, 2017, 4:08pm ET Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago TV: TBS Radio: 106.7 The Fan (Washington) / 670 The Score (Chicago) Live Stream: MLB.tv MLB Odds: Cubs -105 Pitching Matchup: Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA) (WAS) vs Jose Quintana (11-11, 4.15 ERA) (CHI)Feeling right at home. #OnePursuit pic.twitter.com/ZaVj8Q6CsM
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 9, 2017
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Why should you bet on the Nationals?
Max Scherzer makes his third NLDS start in the last two seasons this afternoon. However, he lost both of those despite permitting a single earned run in his second start last year. Against the Cubs, he has six career starts, posting a combined 2.92 ERA in those outings. While four of the Cubs’ regulars have never hit safely against Scherzer, Addison Russell (.400, 1 HR, 1 RBI), Jason Heyward (.364), Tommy La Stella (.500, 1 HR, 2 RBI) and Ben Zobrist (.278, 3 HR, 6 RBI) have all found pitches to hit against him. If you like the Nationals in this game, then you think that their offense, which Bryce Harper jump-started in Game Two, can get going against Quintana — a pitcher whom only three of them have ever faced. You also see them taking their winning ways on the road, an area in which they have struggled throughout their franchise history. This is a team that has dominated the National League East in recent years but is still looking for their first postseason series win.Why should you put your money on the Cubs?
Jose Quintana has posted a 7-3 record and a 3.74 ERA since coming across town from the White Sox in the middle of July. Only three of the Nationals’ regulars have faced him, but Howie Kendrick (10 AB, .500 career average, 2 RBI) and Matt Wieters (2-3 lifetime) have had good luck against him up to this point. This will be Quintana’s postseason debut, and one issue that some pitchers face when they take the mound the first time in the postseason is elevated nerves and anxiety, which can lead to overthrowing and a lack of control. This is definitely something to watch as the first few innings unfold. He has shown a great deal of control lately, though, especially against lefthanders, as he has not issued a walk to a lefty since July 23, a streak that has reached 58 plate appearances.
The Cubs also have to overcome the emotional letdown of seeing a lead evaporate late in Game Two. They were five outs away from coming back to Chicago with a 2-0 series lead, but it was a pair of home runs from harper and Ryan Zimmermann that put the Nationals into the lead and delivered a comeback win.
Latest MLB Odds Betting Trends
- Washington is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Washington is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games on the road
- Chicago is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
- Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chiago’s last 9 games at home
