Cardinals-Cubs Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 2-0 record and a 1.13 ERA this season. It'll be Ryan Dempster toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Dempster is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Alfonso Soriano blasted a two-run homer to lift the Cubs over the Cardinals 8-7 on Friday, as -185 favorites. The 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs for the Cubs. Aaron Heilman improved to 2-0 with the win, and Carlos Marmol notched his second save. Ryan Ludwick had three hits, including two home runs and four RBIs for the Cardinals, who were +165 underdogs. Chris Perez surrendered two runs in relief and took the loss. Team records: St. Louis: 8-4 SU Chicago: 6-4 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 2-8 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 9-1 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games St. Louis is 8-17 SU in their last 25 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs St. Louis is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs St. Louis is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing St. Louis Chi Cubs are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against St. Louis Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Sunday, April 19