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Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
- Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Carlos Zambrano in this game. Zambrano has a 8-3 record and a 3.13 ERA this season.
The Cardinals will counter Zambrano with Braden Looper. Righthander Looper has a 4.26 ERA to go along with a 9-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Cubs were tore apart 8-3 by the Giants in a split of a four-game series on Thursday. The Cubs were +125 underdogs in that game, while the combined 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7).
Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Cubs. Sean Gallagher gave up four runs off four hits over five innings in the loss.
The Cardinals were crushed 11-1 by the Mets as -110 favorites on Thursday. The combined 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Chris Duncan drove in the lone run for the Cardinals. Mitchell Boggs was rocked for 11 runs off 10 hits over six innings of work.
Team records:
Chicago: 51-35 SU
St. Louis: 49-38 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 4-8 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
- Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Carlos Zambrano in this game. Zambrano has a 8-3 record and a 3.13 ERA this season.
The Cardinals will counter Zambrano with Braden Looper. Righthander Looper has a 4.26 ERA to go along with a 9-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Cubs were tore apart 8-3 by the Giants in a split of a four-game series on Thursday. The Cubs were +125 underdogs in that game, while the combined 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7).
Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Cubs. Sean Gallagher gave up four runs off four hits over five innings in the loss.
The Cardinals were crushed 11-1 by the Mets as -110 favorites on Thursday. The combined 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Chris Duncan drove in the lone run for the Cardinals. Mitchell Boggs was rocked for 11 runs off 10 hits over six innings of work.
Team records:
Chicago: 51-35 SU
St. Louis: 49-38 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Chi Cubs are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 4-8 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
