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Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Shota Imanaga in this game. Imanaga has a 8-4 record and a 2.82 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Sonny Gray who starts for the Cardinals. Right hander Gray is 10-5 with a 4.21 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -104-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total opened at 8.
St. Louis was a 9-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Cubs. They lost as +105 underdogs, while the total score of 10 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Cubs were a 9-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 67-49 SU
Chicago Cubs is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago Cubs's last 5 games
Chicago Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 59-59 SU
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago Cubs
Next up:
Chicago at Toronto Tuesday, August 12
St. Louis home to Colorado Monday, August 11