I’m on the Phillies Moneyline at home vs the Cubs for these reasons:

- Zach Wheeler is starting for the Phillies coming off a long layoff, but he’s still one of the best pitchers in the league, with the 7th most strikeouts this season, 2.96 ERA, 6-2 record / 3-1 at home, and 0.92 WHIP. He’s 100% worth backing today, even vs a batting rotation like Chicagos, who I personally like a lot this season overall. This Cubs batting rotation .205 against Wheeler, with only 5 batting over .250 vs him.

- Matthew Boyd is not terrible, but he’s going to struggle early vs these righties of the Phillies. He has 0 road wins, and he’s going against a Philadelphia team who are 19-12 at home this season. Trae Turner, Castellanos, Bryce Harper are going to be tough to stop in this game 1.

Official Play: Phillies Moneyline

Side Bet: Trae Turner over 1.5 Hits Run RBIs

Hail Mary: Zach Wheeler over 5.5 strikeouts