Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs Pick Phillies vs. Cubs Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 20

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Philadelphia Phillies (20-23) host the Chicago Cubs (19-24) on Saturday at 3:05 pm EST. Aaron Nola will get the start for the Phillies vs. Jameson Taillon for the Cubs in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 3:05 pm EST at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are listed as +135 while the Cubs have -INF to win.

Phillies vs Cubs Spread and Betting Line

Phillies vs Cubs Game Info

• The Phillies probable starting pitcher: Aaron Nola
• The Cubs probable starting pitcher: Jameson Taillon
• Game Day: May 20
• Game Time: 3:05 pm EST
• Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park

Phillies vs Cubs Pitching Matchup

Phillies’ Starting Pitcher Aaron Nola

• Nola makes the start for the Phillies, his 6th of the season.
  He is (2 – 1) with a 6.75 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 237 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Yankees
  the Right handed went 37,
  allowing 5 earned runs while surrendering 6 hits.
• The 30-year-old has put up a 6.75 ERA, WHIP (1.5) and 12 strikeouts across 5 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Nola enters this outing with 5 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Cubs offense with 206 runs while batting .266 as a squad. They have a collective 0.431 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 54 so far this season they rank 11 in the National League as of today.

Cubs Starting Pitcher Jameson Taillon

• Cubs’ Taillon (2 – 0) will make his 6th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Yankees , giving up 0 while allowing 2.
• The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.927 ERA and 23 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 0.7636 in 5 games this season.
• Jameson Taillon has had 5 starts so far this season.
• Taillon will look for the 6th start in a row.
• The Cubs have scored 206 total runs in MLB. They are batting .266 for the season with 54 home runs and 199 RBIs in the league.

Cubs Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 43 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Cubs have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Phillies Leaders & Batting Stats

• Trea Turner is leading the Phillies with 24 hits this season while batting .262 with 10 RBIs. He currently has 4 home runs and Walks with an 0.308 OBP this season.
• Brandon Marsh is leading the team with 4 home runs while batting .281. In 35 games this season he has 20 hits and an 0.4 OBP this season.
• Leading the Phillies in runs batted is Johan Rojas with 1 in 35 games this season. He’s also batting .167 on the year with 2 hits and 0 home runs.

Cubs Leaders & Batting Stats

• Nico Hoerner is leading the Cubs with 25 this season while batting .303 with 19 RBIs. He currently has 2 home runs and Walks with an 0.348 OBP this season.
• Nelson Velázquez is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .241. In 8 games this season he has 8 hits and an 0.313 OBP this season.
• Leading the Cubs in runs batted in this season is Nelson Velázquez with 6 in 8 games this season. He’s also batting .241 on the year with 8 hits and 3 home runs.