Cubs vs Cardinals Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Busch Stadium. The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Ryan Dempster in this game. Dempster has a 10-8 record and a 3.66 ERA this season. Dempster's opponent in this one will be Kyle Lohse. The Cardinals righthander has a 5.89 ERA to go along with a 1-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aramis Ramirez homered and went 2-for-4 at the plate in helping the Cubs defeat the Cardinals 3-2 on Saturday. The Cubs won that game as +215 underdogs, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Carlos Zambrano scattered seven hits and two runs over 5 2-3 innings for the victory, while Carlos Marmol tossed just under two innings of relief for his 20th save. Chris Carpenter lost for just the fourth time this season, giving up six hits and three runs over six innings. Team records: Chicago: 49-68 SU St. Louis: 65-50 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a win are 2-8 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Chi Cubs are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games on the road Chi Cubs are 3-14 SU in their last 17 games St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games St. Louis is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home St. Louis is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Next up: Chi Cubs home to San Diego, Monday, August 16 St. Louis home to Milwaukee, Tuesday, August 17 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.