Sorry Cubs fans. Wrong team is favored. The Indians will take this Game 7. Home field, better manager and stronger pitching will prove to be the difference.

Cubs starter Kyle Hendrick was dominant - at Wrigley Field. His road record is 7-6 with a 2.95 ERA compared to 10-3 with a 1.32 ERA at home. Joe Maddon foolishly burned out Aroldis Chapman by having him throw a combined 62 pitches in Games 5 and 6. It was totally unnecessary to have used Chapman for 1 1/3 innings last night when the Cubs had a huge lead. That's managing scared. I prefer the steady hand of savvy Terry Francona.

This is what Francona and the Indians have going for them: Corey Kluber to start. Kluber has been magnificent beating the Cubs twice already allowing just one run in each of his two victories. He has 15 strikeouts in 12 innings. Kluber is on short rest. He should be good for five innings.

Then Francona turns to Andrew Miller and Cody Allen, both of whom are well rested and have been unhittable, too, in this series. Miller has been the Indians' ace in the hole the entire playoffs with a 0,53 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 17 postseason innings. Allen hasn't given up a run in 11 2/3 scoreless innings with 22 strikeouts.