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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 Monday in a battle of division rivals.

The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Ben Brown in this game. Brown has a 4-5 record and a 5.57 ERA this season.

The Cardinals will counter Brown with Matthew Liberatore. Left hander Liberatore has a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Cubs as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 9.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Reds. Bettors on Cincinnati at -115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Chicago was a 14-6 loser in its last match on the road against the Mariners. They lost as +105 underdogs, while the total score of 20 made winners of OVER bettors.

Chicago:
Team record: 46-31 SU
Chicago Cubs is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago Cubs's last 5 games
Chicago Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road

St. Louis:
Team record: 42-36 SU
St. Louis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Next up:
Chicago at St. Louis Tuesday, June 24