Courtesy of OddsShark.com The division rival Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Busch Stadium. The Cubs will give the ball to starter Jeff Samardzija in this one. Righthander Samardzija is 1-0 this season with a 1.04 ERA. It'll be Adam Wainwright toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Wainwright is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total is sitting at 7. Chicago won its last outing, an 8-0 result against the Brewers on April 12. Bettors who backed the Cubs at +111 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. In their last action, St. Louis was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Reds. Bettors on Cincinnati at -115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Team records: Chicago: 2-5 SU St. Louis: 5-2 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a win are 4-6
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After a loss are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 18 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games Next up: St. Louis home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, April 14 -- 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.
