Cubs vs Cardinals Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at Busch Stadium. The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Carlos Zambrano in this game. Zambrano has a 3-5 record and a 5.85 ERA this season. It'll be ace Chris Carpenter toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Carpenter is 13-3 with a 2.89 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Albert Pujols homered and went 3-for-5 with three runs scored on Friday, leading the Cardinals in a 6-3 win over the Cubs. The Cardinals won the game as -230 favorites, and the nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Jake Westbrook collected his first win in a Cardinals uniform, allowing six hits and two runs over six innings. Ryan Franklin closed out the game for his 21st save. Thomas Diamond surrendered six hits and four runs over four innings in the Cubs loss. Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games. St. Louis has won 4 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 48-68 SU St. Louis: 65-49 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 9-1 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a loss are 2-8 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Chi Cubs are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games Chi Cubs are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games on the road St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games St. Louis is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs St. Louis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home Next up: St. Louis home to Chi Cubs, Sunday, August 15 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.