Cardinals vs Cubs Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are set to renew hostilities on Sunday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals will trot ace Chris Carpenter out to the mound in this one. Righthander Carpenter has a 11-3 record and a 3.05 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Ryan Dempster who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Dempster is 8-7 with a 3.70 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Starlin Castro had three-hits including a two-run homer as the Cubs got by the Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday. The Cubs won that game as 132 favorites, while the 11 runs went UNDER the posted over/under (12) set by sportsbooks. Tom Gorzelanny allowed seven hits and three runs over six innings for the win, while Carlos Marmol turned away the side in the ninth for his 18th save. Blake Hawksworth surrendered seven hits and six runs over 4 1-3 innings in taking the loss for the Cardinals, who were +112 underdogs. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 3 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 54-44 SU Chicago: 45-53 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games St. Louis is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs St. Louis is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis Next up: St. Louis at NY Mets, Tuesday, July 27 Chi Cubs at Houston, Monday, July 26 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com