Cubs vs. Dodgers 2016 odds: Chicago road favorite at Los Angeles to open top series

The Chicago Cubs are 22-5 over their last 27 games, including an 8-2 run over their last 10 games. The Cubs will try to stay red hot on the road in a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers starting this Friday.

Chicago is a minus-110 road betting favorite for Friday’s series opener at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Lefty Mike Montgomery will take the hill for the Cubs facing Bud Norris and the Dodgers as plus-100 home underdogs.

In sweeping the Padres in San Diego this week, the Cubs improved to 81-45 to become the first team in the majors to reach 80 wins. The Cubs also improved to 7-2 over their last nine road games and 36-26 overall on the road in 2016.

With the third-best offense in the big leagues averaging 5.13 runs per game and the best team ERA in the league at 3.14, the Cubs appear to be well on their way to the best record in baseball.

This is just the second series between these two teams this season. Chicago is 3-1 in four games against the Dodgers this year per the OddsShark MLB Database.

With a series win over the San Francisco Giants this week, the Dodgers pulled into sole possession of first place in the NL West. Clayton Kershaw is on pace to return to the team in mid-September, and the Dodgers are suddenly looking like a contender in the National League.

A series win over the Cubs would give the team some extra confidence heading into the home stretch. The Dodgers are 3-1 in four Bud Norris starts at home this season.

Friday night’s total is set at eight runs for the Cubs vs. Dodgers matchup. The UNDER is 10-1 in the last 11 games between the Dodgers and the Cubs.

Both of these teams are playing great baseball and should each be looking at this series as a measuring stick heading into the final month of the regular season.