Cleveland at Chicago Cubs. Gotta give my boys the White Sox some attention now that they made it back to .500 (then promptly fell below again). Still, though, in the weak AL Central, anyone has a shot. Well, anyone except Cleveland right now, who sits in the cellar and has shown few signs of life outside of Victor Martinez batting average. Bartolo Colon goes for the White Sox, and the question will be which Colon wants to pitch. The one that crashed and burned in the 20-1 epic loss to the Twins, or the one that held his own in the 5-2 victory in his last outing over the A’s. My guess is somewhere in between, along the lines with what his ERA reveals. The Indians throw David Huff, whose 0-2, 9.7 ERA stats actually make Colon look like the great pitcher he once was. For a team stacked with so many known hitters, the Sox’ offense is surprisingly near the worst in the AL. The pitching, at 4th in the league, is keeping them afloat right now, but when Colon is on the mound all bets are off. The Indians couldn’t pitch worse if they tried. The Sox get the edge here, and should dominate. Sox -160, Indians +150. Bet the Sox and the over.

Cubs at Reds: That’s right folks, it’s an all-Chicago baseball betting line preview edition. The North-siders are the road team, facing a still-impressive yet possibly plateauing Reds team. Cubs pitcher Randy Wells is 0-2 in 5 starts this season, but the man has a 1.7 ERA and more than 5K per game. Given the Cubs troublesome, erratic game play, it’d be smarter to go with Wells’ other stats rather than his unimpressive early record. After all, a pitcher with a 0.97 WHIP must have something going for him.

The Reds throw well-traveled Bronson Arroyo, who has a plus .500 record but a nasty 5.4 ERA, plus he only has 12 more strikeouts than Wells with 6 more starts. The Cubs have proven they can smack Arroyo around, although this year’s team has a .250 average and isn’t smacking much of anything these days. The Reds, still only a few games out of first, are about the same with a .254 average themselves. When it comes down to it, these two division rivals are evenly matched with talent. Given the pitching matchup and similar offensive power, I’m calling this a baseball betting pick ‘em for the line. -115 each. But I have a feeling the Cubs will throw a few runs behind Wells and get him his first victory of the season. Take the under, as well, if you have the chance.