MLB Picks (8/12/20) Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Indians

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Your sports betting breakdown on this Wednesday, August 12th game between the Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Indians.

Oddsmakers have the Indians as -135 favorites and the Cubs as +125 underdogs with the over/under at 8 total runs.

Kyle Hendricks is set to start for the Cubs. To start the season, Hendricks has had two really good starts and one pretty bad start. He comes into this game with a 3.54 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP.

Chicago is 9-3 straight up in their last 12 games and the total has gone over in 8 of the Cubs last 9 games on the road.

Carlos Carrasco will take the mound for Cleveland. He’s coming off an impressive 6 inning scoreless start where he only allowed one hit and struck out eight batters last week against the Reds. Carrasco now has a 2.50 ERA and a  1.0 WHIP over 18 innings this season.

Cleveland is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games at home and the total has gone over in 6 of the Indians last 9 games against an opponent in the NL.