The Red Hot St. Louis Cardinals battle the Cubbies tonight on Sunday Night Baseball
The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Busch Stadium.
The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Jason Hammel in this game. Hammel has a 5-2 record and a 2.65 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Carlos Martinez. The right hander has a 2.89 ERA to go along with a 8-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 137-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 8-1 winner on the road against the Cubs. Bettors on St. Louis at -170 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 8-1 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -170 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 39-34
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Chi Cubs is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis:
Team record: 50-24
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis’s last 13 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Next up:
Chi Cubs at NY Mets Tuesday, June 30
St. Louis home to Chi White Sox Tuesday, June 30
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