Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Odds & Pick: May 27th 2010

Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Free Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers +112 odds
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We won with the Dodgers in this spot yesterday and we will go right back with them this afternoon. They dropped the opener of this series Tuesday as Ryan Dempster completely shut down the offense by tossing eight innings of shutout ball and ruining another solid performance from Clayton Kershaw. Last night Los Angeles held on for a three-run victory behind 5.1 solid innings from Chad Billingsley. The Dodgers were able to get to Tom Gorzelanny early and the advantage for them here is that they get to face another lefty today. The victory last night snapped a short two-game skid and after a slow start to the season, the Dodgers are 15-4 over their last 19 games so it is safe to say they are playing excellent baseball. The Cubs did manage five runs last night but they have scored more than five runs only once over their last 10 games and over the past 21 contests, they are averaging a mere 3.9 rpg. Los Angeles sends John Ely to the bump and after a rough debut where he allowed five runs, he has tossed four straight quality starts, allowing no more than two runs in any of those games while posting a solid 2.45 ERA over that span. This is his first ever start against the Cubs which is a huge advantage on his part. He goes up against Ted Lilly who has rebounded well from a tough start to the year after a stint on the disabled list to open the season. He has thrown three straight quality performances but the Cubs offense has not helped him as he has picked up no wins during this stretch as his run support has been only 2.3 rpg. He has made only two daytime starts and the results have not been good as he has posted a 6.75 ERA and 1.50 WHIP covering 12 innings. The Cubs are just 12-26 dating back to last season against teams with a winning percentage between .540 and .620. 3* Los Angeles Dodgers