Courtesy of Oddshark.com
A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday when they battle the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium.
The Cubs will give the ball to starter Ryan Dempster in this one. Righthander Dempster is 7-8 this season with a 4.98 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Jake Westbrook. The righthander has a 4.86 ERA to go along with a 9-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Cubs were a 13-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -174 on the moneyline, while the total score (18) was good news for OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 5 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Chicago has lost 5 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 42-65 SU
St. Louis: 57-50 SU
Chicago: 42-65 SU
St. Louis: 57-50 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Chi Cubs at Pittsburgh, Monday, August 1
St. Louis at Milwaukee, Monday, August 1
Chi Cubs at Pittsburgh, Monday, August 1
St. Louis at Milwaukee, Monday, August 1
