Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Adam Wainwright in this one. Righthander Wainwright is 19-11 this season with a 2.45 ERA. The Cubs will counter Wainwright with Tom Gorzelanny. Lefthander Gorzelanny has a 4.03 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 156-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Albert Pujols belted two homers and drove in three runs to power the Cardinals to a 9-2 thumping of the Pirates on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Dan Descalso went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in for the Cardinals. Jeff Suppan tossed five innings for the win, allowing four hits and one run. The Cubs were shut down 13-0 by the Giants last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (12.5) set by sportsbooks. Ryan Dempster took the loss for the Cubs, giving up nine runs off seven hits in just 1 2-3 innings. Team records: Chicago: 69-83 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a loss are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis's last 16 games St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games St. Louis is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games at home Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to Stevie Vincent is being mentioned in the same sentence with gambling legends Joe Duffy, Roxy Roxborough, Bob Martin, and Pete Axthelm. Betting on sports will never be the same thanks to his groundbreaking forensic handicapping featured exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com |
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