Cardinals-Cubs Lines Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Todd Wellemeyer in this game. Wellemeyer has a 1-1 record and a 4.50 ERA this season. Wellemeyer's opponent in this one will be Ted Lilly. The Cubs lefthander has a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aramis Ramirez homered to center in the 11th inning to give Chicago a 7-5 win over St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. The Cubs won as -132 home favorites, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 9.5. Ryan Ludwick had two hits and two RBIs for the +122 underdog Cards, while Dennys Reyes was tagged with the loss. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 8-5 SU Chicago: 7-4 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 1-9 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 10-0 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs St. Louis is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their 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 The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home Next up: St. Louis home to NY Mets, Tuesday, April 21 Chi Cubs home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 21