Cardinals-Cubs Lines Preview

The Chicago Cubs will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.
Righthander Chris Carpenter will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Carpenter is 6-3 this season with a 2.32 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cubs will be Rich Harden. The righthander has a 5.48 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Cardinals scored all their runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Brewers 5-1, as -115 favorites on Thursday. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Ryan Ludwick cracked a three-run homer to lead the way. Joel Pineiro tossed a complete-game three-hitter for his seventh win of the season.
The Cubs lost 4-1 to the Braves in the series rubber match on Wednesday, as -140 favorites. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Kosuke Fukudome homered in a losing effort. Kevin Hart surrendered four hits and one run over five innings.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 47-40
SU
Chicago
: 41-41 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs’s last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs’s last 11 games
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Saturday, July 11

 

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