Cubs Try To Pad Lead In Atlanta, hard to believe, but at one point the Atlanta Braves once had one of the best home records in baseball this season. Heading into the series with the Chicago Cubs, the Braves were now just 33-25 at home. Currently the oddsmakers at Betonline.com have the Cubs as the -133 MLB betting favorite .

On Thursday, there will be a battle of lefties on the mound. Ted Lilly will start for the Cubs versus Tom Glavine.

Lilly has been steady for the Cubs this year and they've won his last four starts.

Aside from one four-run, 2.2 inning outing, Lilly has an ERA of 2.72 in his last 46 innings pitched (seven starts).

Lilly's ERA is a little bit lower on the road than it is at home. On the road, it is 3.89. At Wrigley Field, it's 4.67. He's started once against the Braves this year and lasted 6.2 innings while allowing three earned runs. The Braves batted just .167 against him.

He'll face Glavine, who has made only 12 starts this year.

Glavine hasn't started since June 10th and has been recalled from the minors after rehabbing a sore elbow. You can expect him to be a bit rusty but he wasn't particularly effective before he hit the disabled list.

In his last eight starts, Glavine has allowed 27 runs, 41 hits and 26 walks in 42 innings pitched. That puts his ERA at 5.79 and WHIP at 1.59 in that span.

He has face the Cubs once this season and gave up four earned runs, six hits and four walks in just three innings of work.

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