Cardinals-Cubs Pointers

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs meet at Wrigley Field. Todd Wellemeyer will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Wellemeyer is 8-4 this season with a 4.01 ERA. Starting this game for the Cubs will be ace Carlos Zambrano. The righthander has a 2.76 ERA to go along with a 12-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs defeated St. Louis 3-2 as a -170 favorite on Friday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Henry Blanco delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning for the Cubs and Jim Edmonds hit a pair of solo home runs in the win. Joe Mather hit a solo home run for St. Louis and Braden Looper surrendered two runs on six hits over seven innings. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Chicago has won 3 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 64-54 SU Chicago: 70-46 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing St. Louis Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Sunday, August 10