Chicago Cubs Look to Keep Up Early Season Form vs. Rangers

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00:00The Cubbies off to an 8-5 start.

00:03The favorites once again today at home.

00:05Minus 144 against Texas.

00:07Over-understands at 8.

00:09More runs to be had today in Wrigley.

00:11Or again, scoring at a premium.

00:13The scoring is going to be at a premium.

00:14Let's just say total at 7.5.

00:16And you try to work off of that.

00:1738 degrees at first pitch tonight.

00:19Only getting colder as the night goes on.

00:21And a 7-mile-an-hour wind blowing in from right field.

00:23Never a good sign.

00:24Last night, the Chicago Cubs here, even in really cold conditions, scored 7 runs.

00:28And that's probably the way that I would lean.

00:30Not towards the total in this game, which I do think stays under the 7.5.

00:33But maybe towards the Chicago Cubs.

00:35Limited at-bats on the season.

00:36Patrick Corbin's going to make his first start.

00:38Struggled last year with right-handed batters.

00:40621 he faced.

00:41That was an ISO power number of 205.

00:43And a weighted on-base percentage of 377.

00:45And a K rate of below 20%.

00:47That's not great.

00:48You take a look at the estimated Cubs lineup tonight.

00:50It's going to be chock full of right-handed batters.

00:52But also, look at the weighted on-base percentages for the Cubs this year against left-handed pitching.

00:57Suzuki, 714.

00:59Tucker, 417.

01:00Turner, 418.

01:01Swanson, 348.

01:03Horner, 340.

01:04Shaw, 527.

01:05Kelly also at a 527.

01:07So for me in this game, I do think it stays under the total.

01:09But if you are looking forward to maybe a team total, which by the way, Ben, last night,

01:13two and a half, like minus 150 of how cold it was with a total of six yesterday.

01:16They were able to hit.

01:17Why not?

01:17Cubs are used to this.

01:18They'll probably be able to hit tonight.

01:19I will take them at that minus 144 price just to win the ball game.