<b> Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds – Pick </b>
<b>Moneyline:</b> CHI +110 / STL -120
<b>Over/Under Total:</b> 7 runs
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<b>Team Records Straight up / O/U Totals and Run Line W/L </b><br />
Chicago Cubs SU 39-32 / O/U 28-37 RL W/L 31-40
St. Louis Cardinals SU 48-24 / O/U 26-43 / RL WL 40-32
Pitching Match Ups:
Chicago: Jake Arrieta (7-5, 3.07 ERA)
St. Louis: John Lackey (6-4, 3.41 ERA)
<b>Trends Worth Noting:</b><br />
1. CHI is 6-2 in their last 8 games following a loss.
2. CHI is 4-0 in Arrieta’s last 4 road starts.
3. STL is 41-10 in their last 51 home games.
4. STL is 12-1 in Lackey’s last 13 home starts.
<b>Key Injuries:</b><br />
CHI
[3B] 04/17/2015 - Mike Olt 60-day DL (4/15) ( Wrist )
[P] 04/17/2015 - Neil Ramirez 15-day DL (4/16) ( Shoulder )
[2B] 04/15/2015 - Tommy La Stella 15-day DL (4/9) ( Ribs )
[RF] 06/03/2015 - Jorge Soler 15-day DL (6/2) ( Ankle )
[SS] 06/25/2015 - Starlin Castro "?" Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Personal )
[3B] 06/25/2015 - Kris Bryant left last game, "?" Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Flu )
[CF] 06/25/2015 - Dexter Fowler "?" Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Ankle )
[P] 06/23/2015 - Tsuyoshi Wada "?" for next scheduled start Saturday vs. St Louis Cardinals ( Shoulder )
[P] 04/06/2015 - Jacob Turner 60-day DL (3/27) ( Elbow )
STL
[1B] 05/27/2015 - Matt Adams 15-day DL (05/26), out for regular season ( Quad )
[P] 04/28/2015 - Adam Wainwright 15-day DL (4/25); out for season ( Achilles )
[P] 05/03/2015 - Jordan Walden 15-day DL (4/30) ( Bicep )
[LF] 06/09/2015 - Matt Holliday 15-day DL (06/10) ( Quad )
[LF] 04/04/2015 - Tommy Pham 60-day DL (3/27) ( Quad )
<b>Matchup Analysis:</b><br />
Hard to go against the Cardinals at home and with Lackey going, but Arrieta is coming off a shutout win and has been great as of late and the Cubs will win the first game of this series tonight.
<b>Jason's Pick:</b> Cubs
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<b>Moneyline:</b> CHI +110 / STL -120
<b>Over/Under Total:</b> 7 runs
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<b>Team Records Straight up / O/U Totals and Run Line W/L </b><br />
Chicago Cubs SU 39-32 / O/U 28-37 RL W/L 31-40
St. Louis Cardinals SU 48-24 / O/U 26-43 / RL WL 40-32
Pitching Match Ups:
Chicago: Jake Arrieta (7-5, 3.07 ERA)
St. Louis: John Lackey (6-4, 3.41 ERA)
<b>Trends Worth Noting:</b><br />
1. CHI is 6-2 in their last 8 games following a loss.
2. CHI is 4-0 in Arrieta’s last 4 road starts.
3. STL is 41-10 in their last 51 home games.
4. STL is 12-1 in Lackey’s last 13 home starts.
<b>Key Injuries:</b><br />
CHI
[3B] 04/17/2015 - Mike Olt 60-day DL (4/15) ( Wrist )
[P] 04/17/2015 - Neil Ramirez 15-day DL (4/16) ( Shoulder )
[2B] 04/15/2015 - Tommy La Stella 15-day DL (4/9) ( Ribs )
[RF] 06/03/2015 - Jorge Soler 15-day DL (6/2) ( Ankle )
[SS] 06/25/2015 - Starlin Castro "?" Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Personal )
[3B] 06/25/2015 - Kris Bryant left last game, "?" Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Flu )
[CF] 06/25/2015 - Dexter Fowler "?" Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Ankle )
[P] 06/23/2015 - Tsuyoshi Wada "?" for next scheduled start Saturday vs. St Louis Cardinals ( Shoulder )
[P] 04/06/2015 - Jacob Turner 60-day DL (3/27) ( Elbow )
STL
[1B] 05/27/2015 - Matt Adams 15-day DL (05/26), out for regular season ( Quad )
[P] 04/28/2015 - Adam Wainwright 15-day DL (4/25); out for season ( Achilles )
[P] 05/03/2015 - Jordan Walden 15-day DL (4/30) ( Bicep )
[LF] 06/09/2015 - Matt Holliday 15-day DL (06/10) ( Quad )
[LF] 04/04/2015 - Tommy Pham 60-day DL (3/27) ( Quad )
<b>Matchup Analysis:</b><br />
Hard to go against the Cardinals at home and with Lackey going, but Arrieta is coming off a shutout win and has been great as of late and the Cubs will win the first game of this series tonight.
<b>Jason's Pick:</b> Cubs
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