Free MLB Picks Chicago Cubs Vs. San Diego Padres 9-27-10

The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at PETCO Park.

Righthander Carlos Zambrano will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Zambrano is 9-5 this season with a 3.43 ERA. Free MLB Picks of the day

Meanwhile, it'll be Tim Stauffer who starts for the Padres. Righthander Stauffer is 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

The Cubs lost to St. Louis 8-7 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).

Kosuke Fukudome drove in two runs for Chicago and Jeff Samardzija allowed eight runs on seven hits in 4 1-3 innings.

The Padres lost to Cincinnati 12-2 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7).

Adrian Gonzalez and Yorvit Torrealba hit solo home runs for San Diego, while Clayton Richard allowed six runs on five hits in five innings.

Team records:
Chicago: 70-85 SU
San Diego: 87-68 SU

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 9-1
After playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 13 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 18 games
San Diego is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Diego is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
San Diego home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, September 28

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