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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Wrigley Field.
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Jamie Garcia in this one. Lefthander Garcia is 10-6 this season with a 3.42 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Randy Wells who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Wells is 4-4 with a 5.90 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 153-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 7-2 winner as they battled the Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -143 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Cubs were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at -115 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 66-58 SU
Chicago: 54-70 SU
St. Louis: 66-58 SU
Chicago: 54-70 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing Houston are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing Houston are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games at home
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Saturday, August 20
Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Saturday, August 20
