Cards vs Cubs Opens Weekend Betting Slate

The St. Louis Cardinals are 5-1 in their last six home games against the Chicago Cubs. The Cards host their division rivals for a three-game series starting this Friday night.

St. Louis is a -125 favorite in Friday's series opener at Bovada. Chicago sends Jake Arrieta to the mound as a +105 underdog against John Lackey and the Cardinals. The Cardinals have tagged Chicago pitching for 8.17 runs per game over their last six home games against the Cubs.

St. Louis enters this series on a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Marlins earlier in the week.

The New York Yankees dropped their first game of a four-game series against the Houston Astros 4-0 on Thursday night after getting shutout by Astros ace Dallas Keuchel.

The Yankees have now lost four of their last five games, and will try to bounce back at -110 with Nathan Eovaldi going up against Vincent Velasquez. New York is 8-4 in Eovaldi's last 12 starts.

The Edmonton Oilers are on the clock as the NHL entry draft is set for Friday night at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Edmonton is expected to select center Connor McDavid with the first overall pick, and Buffalo will likely follow with center Jack Eichel.

How many forwards will be drafted in the first round? The line is set at 21 forwards at Bovada. The line for defenseman is set at 8.5, while the goaltender line is set at 0.5, paying -140 if a goaltender is selected in the first round and +100 if one isn't.

The USA Women's National Team advanced into the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup with a 2-0 win over Colombia last week, and will try to take the next step towards a World Cup title squaring off against China on Friday night.

The USA is a -300 favorite in the knockout round game with China going off at +750 to score an upset and +350 to force the game into extra time. The winner of this quarterfinal matchup will take on the winner of the Germany vs. France game that takes place earlier in the day.