Courtesy of OddsShark.com Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium. Rodrigo Lopez will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Lopez is 6-5 this season with a 4.83 ERA. Lopez's opponent in this one will be Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals righthander has a 3.66 ERA to go along with a 10-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 7½. Chicago was a 7-1 winner in its last match at home against the Brewers. They won as -101 underdogs, while the total score of 8 made winners of UNDER bettors. St. Louis lost its last outing, an 8-6 result against the Mets on September 22. Bettors who backed the Mets at +175 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (14) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Team records: Chicago: 69-87 SU St. Louis: 86-70 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a win are 4-6
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home St. Louis is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home Next up: St. Louis home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, September 24 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Betting Advice" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/betting-advice?hl=en.
