San Francisco pays a visit to Chicago on Wednesday, hoping to shut down the Cubs bats in baseball action at Wrigley Field.

Ryan Dempster will take the mound for Chicago, and he'll carry a 5-6 record into the contest. Tim Lincecum gets the ball for San Francisco; he's 6-6 so far this season.



View San Francisco vs Chi Cubs Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Chicago opened as +120 moneyline underdogs in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 999.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Cubs rated this week at No. 11 and the Giants sitting at No. 4.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Chicago and its National League No. 7-rated batting order, averaging 4.1 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 15 lineup of the Giants at 3.6 runs per outing.

Defensively, San Francisco features the National League's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 5 in the National League at home, scoring 4.3 runs per game.

The Giants were a 6-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -107 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for UNDER bettors. San Francisco rolled to a 6-3 win against Chicago on Tuesday, as Barry Zito and the Giants' bats led the team to victory at Wrigley Field.




San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

A few Giants at Cubs trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of San Francisco's last 24 games
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Next up:
San Francisco at Chi Cubs, Thursday, June 30