Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/19/2022

Game Time: 7:40 pm ET, Thursday, May 19, 2022

Venue:  Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Diamondbacks -110, Cubs -110; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Diamondbacks -105, Cubs -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Diamondbacks -105, Cubs -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Arizona Diamondbacks:  18-20 (4th place, NL West)

Chicago Cubs:  15-20 (3rd place, NL Central)

 

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Arizona Diamondbacks:  4-6 last 10

Chicago Cubs:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Diamondbacks are coming into this game with a 18-20 record overall and they are 8-9 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Chicago Cubs 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Cubs on Thursday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers still to be played on Wednesday. Zach Davies is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Zac Gallen is on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 2-0 with a 1.05 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 9 Ks on 2 hits in 6 IP against the Chicago Cubs. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 24 runs against them averaging 8 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Cubs are coming into this game with a 15-20 record overall and they are 6-11 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Cubs on Thursday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates still to be played on Wednesday. Drew Smyly is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Kyle Hendricks will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 2-3 with a 4.03 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 2 strikeouts on 5 hits in 5.2 innings played against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They scored 16 runs in their last series averaging 8 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 0 runs against them averaging 0 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Diamondbacks are coming into this game on a bad losing streak recently and they just got smashed in their last series against the Dodgers. They were on a very hot streak up until their series prior to the Dodgers, another series against the Cubs in which they lost 2 of those 3 games and that was when things started to collapse on the D-backs. They are going up against a Cubs team that has been playing very well 2 shutout wins in their last 2 games but both were against the Pirates and they have not had the strongest schedule recently either. The D-backs have not been playing well now but they will likely want their revenge on the Cubs here and they have Gallen on the mound who has been having a great season. Gallen is enough to keep the Cubs at bay with their hitting here and the D-backs should be able to squeak out a win here as their offense has still been scoring a lot of runs in their games despite losing a few games to the Dodgers. The best bet here is on the D-backs to win this game.

 

Diamondbacks Cubs Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, May 19, 2022 (7:40 pm ET start time) is Diamondbacks 4 Cubs 2.

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Arizona Diamondbacks: 95-165 (-44 Units) ML in all games. 37-91 (-36.6 Units) ML in road games. 22-15 UNDER in all games.

Chicago Cubs: 23-22 (+8.3 Units) ML against NL West opponents. 26-15 (+14.9 Units) ML in May games. 23-16 UNDER in May games.

 

 

Arizona Diamondbacks:  K. Marte (CF) Out Wed - Hand. N. Ahmed (SS) Out indefinitely - Illness. C. Kelly (C) Late May - Oblique.

Chicago Cubs:  N. Madrigal (2B) Out indefinitely - Back. D. Bote (3B) Early June - Shoulder. M. Stroman (SP) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"I thought we got off to a good start. We had a couple of solo home runs and we were ready to go. But we're a young team and we did a lot of immature things today. We have to tighten that up." - Torey Lovullo after his team’s loss against the Dodgers in game 2 of their double-header on Tuesday.

 

 

"I anticipate Keegan grabbing the ball and doing what we ask him to do. He's definitely starter depth for us, but he's also really valuable in the role he's been filling for us." - David Ross after his team’s win against the Pirates on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Daulton Varsho (L) C

Josh Rojas (L) 3B

Pavin Smith (L) RF

Christian Walker (R) 1B

David Peralta (L) LF

Cooper Hummel (S) DH

Geraldo Perdomo (S) SS

Alek Thomas (L) CF

Jake Hager (R) 2B

 

Rafael Ortega (L) CF

Willson Contreras (R) C

Ian Happ (S) LF

Seiya Suzuki (R) RF

Alfonso Rivas (L) 1B

Frank Schwindel (R) DH

Patrick Wisdom (R) 3B

Jonathan Villar (S) 2B

Ildemaro Vargas (S) SS

 

 

Batting Average:  Alek Thomas (.323)

Hits:  Daulton Varsho (30)

Home Runs:  Christian Walker (9)

RBI:  Christian Walker (18)

Stolen Bases:  Daulton Varsho (3)

Wins:  Merrill Kelly (3)

Saves:  Mark Melancon (7)

ERA:  Carson Kelly (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Christopher Morel (1.000)

Hits:  Willson Contreras (30)

Home Runs:  Patrick Wisdom (6)

RBI:  Seiya Suzuki (18)

Stolen Bases:  Ian Happ (2)

Wins:  Mychal Givens (3)

Saves:  David Robertson (5)

ERA:  Brandon Hughes (0.00)

 

Managers:

Arizona Diamondbacks: Torey Lovullo (6th season)

Chicago Cubs: David Ross (3rd season)