Cubs vs  Twins odds  Advanced computer model on 8 4 roll locks in MLB picks for June 30   CBSSports
Channel: The incredble boy
Date: 2018-07-01

The Twins and Cubs play the second of a three-game series on Saturday afternoon. First pitch from Wrigley Field is set for 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are -147 on the money line, meaning it would take a $147 bet on Chicago to return $100. Before you make any kind of pick on this interleague matchup, you need to see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say.

This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, is on a solid 8-4 run on its MLB money-line picks in the past week. 

Now, the computer has simulated Cubs vs. Twins and identified a strong money-line pick, which you can get only at SportsLine.
Cubs vs. Twins odds: Advanced computer model on 8-4 roll locks in MLB picks for June 30

Twins vs. Cubs Series Preview: Q&A with Al Yellon of Bleed Cubbie Blue
The model knows that Chicago's pitching has been excellent with a 3.45 ERA, while Minnesota is in the middle of the MLB pack at 4.17. Both teams have sluggers capable of going deep. Javier Baez and Kyle Schwarber lead the Cubs with 16 home runs each, while Eddie Rosario is tops on the Twins with 17. 

On the mound for Minnesota will be left-hander Adalberto Mejia, who's making his first start of the season. He's projected to strike out four Cubs in five innings of work. He'll oppose righty Tyler Chatwood, who's 3-5 with a 3.95 ERA. The computer model is predicting Chatwood to fan four Twins in five innings. 

So which side of the line should you be all over on Saturday? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Twins-Cubs money-line you need to back, all from the computer model on an 8-4 roll.
The Twins are in Chicago all this week, but are now moving over to Wrigley Field for a rare in-Chicago series against the Cubs. In preparation, I asked Al Yellon, the site leader at our sister SB Nation Cubs site, a few questions about the Cubs and Chicago.

Enjoy!

Q: How great was it when the Cubs won the World Series in 2016?

A: It was the culmination of a lifetime dream for every single Cubs fan. “Great” doesn’t begin to describe the emotions we all felt when it happened, something that for a long, long time we felt might never happen. When it did I thought not only about my many years as a Cubs fan having not ever seen it, but of all the people, generations worth, who lived and died without ever seeing the Cubs win the World Series. Even now, a year and a half later, there are times it doesn’t feel real. But then, I have an entire new wardrobe of “CUBS WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 2016” merchandise, so it must have.

Q: Has Wrigley Field been a lot more crowded since the World Series win?

A: Not really. Wrigley Field has been packed most years for the last couple of decades, as it’s a tourist attraction as well as the home of a baseball team. In fact, attendance actually dropped in 2017 because ticket prices were raised through the roof. The Cubs apparently felt they could make more money by selling fewer tickets at higher prices. That has continued for much of this year, of course, as Twins fans well know, attendance was down early this year because of the horrendous weather in the midwest.

Q: The Twins were very actively trying to sign Yu Darvish last off season, but he signed with the Cubs. How do you and/or most Cubs fans feel about that signing?

A: So far, Darvish has been a huge disappointment, not pitching well and now on the disabled list. He hasn’t endeared himself to Cubs fans with some of his cryptic statements on when he might return.

But then I remember that Jon Lester had a rough first couple of months when he signed with the Cubs in 2015, and I think Darvish will be all right.

Q: Why do you think there are so many Cubs fans in the Twin Cities?

A: Wisconsin used to be a place filled with Cubs fans because there was no major league baseball in Milwaukee or the Twin Cities before the 1950s. Some of those families still raised their kids to become Cubs fans. That, plus maybe the relocation of Chicagoans to the Twin Cities, and the influence of three decades worth of Cubs broadcasts on WGN-TV when it was a national superstation, probably accounts for this.

Q: Who is the best player on the Cubs RIGHT NOW?

A: Without question, Javier Baez. Baez is having the season we’d all dreamed he’d have, hitting for power, stealing bases and playing amazing defense. What’s best about Javy is his complete lack of fear in making plays in the field or on the bases. Sometimes a player will have a slight hesitation when doing things like that and will fail. Baez never hesitates when trying to steal (he’s stolen home this year on a straight steal) or making a defensive play. That’s what makes him great, and such a pleasure to watch every day. Sometimes I wish he’d walk a bit more -- he went two months this year without drawing an unintentional walk -- but that aggressiveness is part of what makes him so good.