Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs
Prediction: Over 11.5 Runs
Courtesy of Mike Rose of handicapperspicks.com
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The Cubs will look to sweep their first series of the season when they lock horns with the Milwaukee Brewers in the final game of their three-game set this afternoon from Wrigley.

Getting the call for his first start of the year is RHP Jeff Suppan. “Soup Can” was awful for the Brew Crew a year ago compiling a 7-12 record and 5.29 ERA through 30 overall starts.

Opposing him will be Carlos Zambrano who will be making his first home start of the season. Big Z’s home/road splits are shocking! He hasn’t fared nearly as well at home as he has as a visitor; especially last season where he went 7-2 with a 2.73 ERA on the road and a sickening 2-5 with a robust 5.03 ERA in 13 starts.

Yesterday’s dramatic victory improved the Cubs to 7-3 the L/10 times they squared off against their division rivals.

That said; I don’t trust either of today’s starting pitchers to back either side in this one. Instead, I’m looking at the total and I like the over to cash for the seventh time in the L/10 overall meetings (7-2-1) and sixth straight time at Wrigley Field.

The wind will once again be blowing out this afternoon, and the fact that Suppan comes into this one not at 100 percent and Zambrano’s historically poor at home, I look for both offenses to once again flex their muscles.

This one’s up for grabs and the victor will be the team that outslugs their opponent.