This is a 10* TOTAL BK on the OVER Cubs/Mariners.

Both sides have been playing to several lower-scoring affairs of late, but I'm finally expecting more of a slug-fest here in this afternoon interleague matchup from what will be a sunny day in the PNW.

This is the rubber-match between the teams and I'm expecting some offensive fireworks.

Chicago hands the ball to Javier Assad (1-0, 1.64 ERA), while the home side counters with Luis Castillo (0-3, 6.89.)

Assad is primed for regression in my opinion, while at the same time, it's hard for me to see Castillo just "flipping a switch" and correcting all of his problems.

The Mariners have now seen the total dip below the number in five straight, but that's signficiant for us to take note of as Seattle has in fact seen the total eclipse the posted number in eight of its last 11 after playing to five or more straight UNDERS in a row.

This number is indeed a bit low, so the play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP