The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing St. Louis
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
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Todd Wellemeyer in this game. Wellemeyer has a 1-1 record and a 4.50 ERA this season.
Team records:
St. Louis: 8-5 SU
Chicago: 7-4 SU
Wellemeyer's opponent in this one will be Ted Lilly. The Cubs lefthander has a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.
Sports Betting blog reports: Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Aramis Ramirez homered to center in the 11th inning to give Chicago a 7-5 win over St. Louis on Saturday afternoon.
The Cubs won as -132 home favorites, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 9.5.
Ryan Ludwick had two hits and two RBIs for the +122 underdog Cards, while Dennys Reyes was tagged with the loss.
Current streak:
St. Louis has lost 2 straight games.
Chicago has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing Chi Cubs are 1-9
After a loss are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 10-0
After a win are 4-6
Next up:
St. Louis home to NY Mets, Tuesday, April 21
Chi Cubs home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 21
