The St. Louis Cardinals will try to be nasty hosts on Saturday when the Chicago Cubs pay a visit to Busch Stadium.
Michael Wacha will take the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he'll carry a 9-3 record into the contest. Donn Roach gets the ball for the Chicago Cubs; he's 0-0 so far this season.
Odds Shark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 4.6-3.7 victory for the Cardinals. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The St. Louis Cardinals sport a record of 49-24 heading into this matchup, while the Chicago Cubs sit at 39-33 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and St. Louis vs Chicago injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 5 (St. Louis Cardinals) and the No. 7 (Chicago Cubs) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
At the plate, St. Louis owns the No. 9 ranking for hits at 8.92 per game. By contrast, the Chicago Cubs are rated No. 18 in the same category at 8.43 per game.
St. Louis owns the No. 1 defense, allowing 4.07 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago's No. 8-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Chicago lost a tight one on Friday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 3-2 score against St. Louis at Busch Stadium.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
- Chi Cubs is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
- Chi Cubs is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
- St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis's last 19 games
- St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Chicago at St. Louis, Sunday, June 28th
