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Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals will meet on the field at Busch Stadium on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
The Cubs will trot Jameson Taillon out to the mound in this one. Right hander Taillon has a 3-2 record and a 2.20 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Miles Mikolas who starts for the Cardinals. Right hander Mikolas is 3-5 with a 5.77 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cubs as -103-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 5-4 winner on the road against the Orioles. Bettors on St. Louis at 105 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Chicago was a 3-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Braves. They lost as -120 favorites, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 27-24 SU
Chi Cubs is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
St. Louis:
Team record: 23-26 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis's last 14 games
Next up:
Chicago at St. Louis Sunday, May 26