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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs meet at Wrigley Field.
Miles Mikolas will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Right hander Mikolas is 4-5 this season with a 4.76 ERA.
Mikolas's opponent in this one will be Colin Rea. The Cubs right hander has a 4.37 ERA to go along with a 5-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cubs as -154-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 10.5.
The Cubs were a 1-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Guardians. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
St. Louis lost its last outing, a 5-0 result against the Pirates on July 02. Bettors who backed the Pirates at 110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
St. Louis:
Team record: 47-41 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games
St. Louis is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Chicago:
Team record: 52-35 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Chicago Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago Cubs is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Chicago Saturday, July 5