Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/22/2022

Game Time: 2:20 pm ET, Sunday, May 22, 2022

Venue:  Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  MARQ

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Diamondbacks +120, Cubs -140; Over/Under:  NL runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Diamondbacks +120, Cubs -140; Over/Under:  NL runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Diamondbacks +120, Cubs -140; Over/Under:  NL runs

 

Arizona Diamondbacks:  20-21 (4th place, NL West)

Chicago Cubs:  15-23 (4th place, NL Central)

 

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Arizona Diamondbacks:  3-7 last 10

Chicago Cubs:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Diamondbacks are coming into this game with a 20-21 record overall and they are 10-10 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just lost their 4-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers getting swept 4-0 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Cubs on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Madison Bumgarner is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Merrill Kelly is on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 3-2 with a 3.27 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 8 ER, 1 HR, and 4 BB with 2 Ks on 5 hits in 2 IP against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They scored 16 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 29 runs against them averaging just over 7 runs allowed per game.

 

The Cubs are coming into this game with a 15-23 record overall and they are 6-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Cubs on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Justin Steele is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Wade Miley will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA this season. His team won their last game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 6 strikeouts on 1 hit in 7 innings played against the Pittsburgh Pirates. They scored 18 runs in their last series averaging 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 3 runs against them averaging 1 run allowed per game.

 

The Diamondbacks are coming into this game as an underdog with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in their recent games. They were on a very hot streak a few weeks ago and then cooled off for a little but they have heated right back up again and have been winning a lot of their recent games. The Cubs have been playing alright recently but they just dropped some games at home to the D-backs and the D-backs have been hitting the ball very well recently. They will score runs in this game on Miley who is starting for the Cubs here and even if they do struggle to score, they have Kelly pitching for them here and he has been their best pitcher on the staff this season. It is very rare that Merill Kelly allows a run in their games and the team has had great success with him this season. Kelly is one pitcher to never bet against with the way he has been pitching this season. The best bet here is on the D-backs to win this game.

 

Diamondbacks Cubs Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, May 22, 2022 (2:20 pm ET start time) is Diamondbacks 4 Cubs 2.

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Arizona Diamondbacks: 20-21 (+5.2 Units) ML in all games. 16-18 (+5.2 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 24-16 UNDER in all games.

Chicago Cubs: 15-23 (-6.2 Units) ML in all games. 4-7 (-6 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 8-2 UNDER as a favorite of -110 or higher.

 

 

Arizona Diamondbacks:  C. Hummel (LF) Out indefinitely - Illness. N. Ahmed (SS) Out indefinitely - Illness. C. Kelly (C) Early June - Oblique.

Chicago Cubs:  N. Madrigal (2B) Out indefinitely - Back. D. Bote (3B) Early June - Shoulder. J. Heyward (RF) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"These days have been happening here in this stadium for long, long time. Whether they're wind-aided or not they're HRs and I was proud of the way we fought against a very tough pitcher." - Torey Lovullo after his team’s win against the Cubs on Friday.

 

 

"You approach it just the same. Today I felt pretty good, to be honest. Made a lot of good pitches. They put some good swings on a couple of pitches I missed there and that was really it." - Kyle Kendricks after their loss against the D-backs on Friday.

 

 

 

Jordan Luplow (R) DH

Josh Rojas (L) 3B

Ketel Marte (S) 2B

Christian Walker (R) 1B

Jake McCarthy (L) RF

Daulton Varsho (L) C

David Peralta (L) LF

Alek Thomas (L) CF

Geraldo Perdomo (S) SS

 

Willson Contreras (R) DH

Jonathan Villar (S) 3B

Seiya Suzuki (R) RF

Yan Gomes (R) C

Frank Schwindel (R) 1B

Patrick Wisdom (R) LF

Christopher Morel (R) CF

Ildemaro Vargas (S) 2B

Andrelton Simmons (R) SS

 

 

Batting Average:  Alek Thomas (.333)

Hits:  Daulton Varsho (34)

Home Runs:  Christian Walker (10)

RBI:  Christian Walker (19)

Stolen Bases:  Daulton Varsho (3)

Wins:  Merrill Kelly (3)

Saves:  Mark Melancon (8)

ERA:  Carson Kelly (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Christopher Morel (.364)

Hits:  Ian Happ (31)

Home Runs:  Patrick Wisdom (7)

RBI:  Seiya Suzuki (18)

Stolen Bases:  Jonathan Villar (3)

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)