Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers Preview March 30, 2019
Chicago Cubs (1-0) is visiting Texas Rangers (0-1) on March 30, 2019, 8:05 PM ET and playing at the .
The Chicago Cubs are favored by vegas at a line of -155. The opening line was -144 so the public has been betting on Texas Rangers causing the CHC line to shift +11. 83% of the community is betting Chicago Cubs will win today. Get the consensus from the top 10 users most likely to be right on tonight's matchup below.
The Cubs’ vaunted offense certainly looked the part on Opening Day, racking up three home runs in a 12-4 victory over the Rangers on Thursday. Javier Baez relished the opportunity to hit clean-up and start at shortstop, mashing two home runs and driving in four runs in a memorable Opening Day performance. Yu Darvish is expected to take the hill for the Cubs in Game 2 against his former team on Saturday, while Texas is scheduled to counter with veteran right-hander Edinson Volquez. Will Chicago take control of the series by winning Game 2 at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Saturday afternoon?
Chicago Highlights
Runs
1st
12.00
Hits
1st
13.00
Walks
2nd
8.00
Strike Outs
9th
7.00
ATS Trends
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chi Cubs's last 23 games
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
Player Injuries
Brandon Morrow is out indefinitely (Elbow)
Xavier Cedeno 10-day IL (03/25) (Wrist)
Kendall Graveman 60-day IL (03/25) (Elbow)
Addison Russell 29 game suspension - eligible to return May 1st (Suspension)
Tony Barnette 10-day IL (03/25) (Shoulder)
Texas Highlights
Runs
14th
4.00
Hits
18th
6.00
Walks
24th
2.00
Strike Outs
3rd
6.00
ATS Trends
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games
Texas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Player Injuries
Yohander Mendez is out indefinitely (Elbow)
Luke Farrell 60-day IL (03/28) (Jaw)
Scott Heineman 60-day IL (Shoulder)
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