St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs, Friday, MLB Baseball Sports Betting, Las Vegas Odds, Picks and Predictions
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 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
 CHICAGO CUBS |
| 46-49, 4th in National League Central | July 21, 2:20 PM | Grass of Wrigley Field | 49-45, 2nd in National League Central |
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Team / Live in game Betting at |
Spread | Money Line | Total |
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| St. Louis Cardinals [C. Martinez -R] |
+1½ -175 | +129 | Ov 8 -116 |
| Chicago Cubs [J. Arrieta -R] |
-1½ +155 | -139 | Un 8 -104 |
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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
The Cardinals have been defeated in Martinez’s last five starts while he took the loss in three of them. The 25-year-old Dominican has posted quality starts in five of his last seven outings, though, including Sunday at Pittsburgh where he allowed two runs over seven innings in a no-decision. Martinez is 4-3 with a 4.16 ERA in 21 games (11 starts) against the Cubs.
Arrieta started the second half with a strong outing at Baltimore on Saturday, holding his former team to two runs (one earned) over 6 2/3 innings. The 31-year-old has won three of his last five starts, posting a 2.97 ERA over that span. Arrieta is 28-13 with a 2.37 ERA all-time at Wrigley Field, including a 3-1 mark and a 4.01 ERA in six outings this season.
The hot streak the Chicago Cubs have waited for all season has finally arrived. The surging Cubs aim for a seventh consecutive victory when they open a three-game series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
Chicago was two games under .500 and 5 1/2 games behind National League Central leader Milwaukee at the All-Star break, but the Cubs have won six straight to start the second half and closed within a game of the Brewers. St. Louis has lost two straight but is just 4 1/2 games behind Milwaukee. Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez looks to continue his strong performance against the Cubs, as he has limited Chicago to three runs over 14 innings in two meetings this season. His counterpart, fellow right-hander Jake Arrieta, has enjoyed success against St. Louis, going 8-3 with a 2.00 ERA in 15 career meetings.
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MLB BASEBALL SPORTS BETTING TIPS
1. Cubs 3B Kris Bryant is day-to-day with a sprained left pinkie finger and could get a day off Friday, as he is 3-for-22 with 11 strikeouts against Martinez.
2. Cardinals 1B Matt Carpenter is 1-for-29 with nine strikeouts against Arrieta, his former college teammate at TCU.
3. St. Louis OF Randal Grichuk, who could return from his rehab stint during the series, is 7-for-19 with two doubles, two home runs, and five RBIs against the Cubs this season.
Vegas Coverage pick and prediction:
St. Louis Cardinals will win outright at -139 and the game will stay under 8 runs according to 
scamdicappers.com.
PREDICTION: Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 at .
| SMART CHART | ||
| STL | TEAM | CHC |
| 4.49 | RUNS | 4.71 |
| 4.33 | RUNS AGNST | 4.43 |
| 0.17 | DIFF | 0.29 |
| -$970 | MONEY | -$1,572 |
| 3.86 | TEAM ERA | 3.97 |
| 8.65 | OFF HITS | 8.29 |
| 3.44 | OFF WALKS | 3.80 |
| 8.12 | OFF Ks | 8.39 |
| 8.55 | DEF HITS | 7.99 |
| 3.06 | DEF WALKS | 3.48 |
| 8.34 | DEF Ks | 8.64 |
| INJURIES | ||
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | ||
| PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
| Matt Holiday | OF | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Matt Carpenter | OF | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Matt Adams | 1B | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Michael Wacha | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Tyler Louis | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Mitch Harris | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Lance Lynn | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Brayan Pena | C | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Jordan Walden | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Tyler Lyons | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Aledmys Diaz | SS | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Trevor Rosenthal | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Seth Maness | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Mike Leake | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| CHICAGO CUBS | ||
| PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
| Pedro Strop | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Dallas Beeler | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Aaron Brooks | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Zac Rosscup | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Christian Villanueva | 3B | 60-Day Disabled List |
| Chris Coghlan | OF | 15-Day Disabled List |
| Joe Smith | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
| BETTING TRENDS | |||||
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis’s last 9 games | |||||
| St. Louis is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games on the road | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 7 games on the road | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs | |||||
| St. Louis is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs | |||||
| St. Louis is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs | |||||
| CHICAGO CUBS | |||||
| Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games | |||||
| Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games at home | |||||
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 6 games at home | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 6 games when playing St. Louis | |||||
| Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing St. Louis | |||||
| Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis | |||||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis | |||||
| SUPERGRID | ||||
| RANK | RANK | |||
| St. Louis’s Overall Scoring vs Chi Cubs’s Overall Defense | 4.5 | 11 | 4.4 | 5 |
| St. Louis’s Away Scoring vs Chi Cubs’s Home Defense | 4.6 | 9 | 4.7 | 7 |
| St. Louis’s Road ERA vs Chi Cubs’s Home ERA Allowed | 4.5 | 9 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Chi Cubs’s Overall Scoring vs St. Louis’s Overall Defense | 4.7 | 7 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Chi Cubs’s Home Scoring vs St. Louis’s Road Defense | 4.7 | 7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| Chi Cubs’s Home ERA vs St. Louis’s Road ERA Allowed | 4.1 | 6 | 3.8 | 12 |
| TOP 3/BOTTOM 3 | |||||
| CARDINALS | |||||
| Cardinals are the highest scoring team in the league at 4.8 runs per game. | |||||
| Cardinals have the second best hits stat in the league at 9.2 per game. | |||||
| Cardinals are second best in K’s per game with 6.9. | |||||
| CUBS | |||||
| Cubs are second lowest scoring team in the league at 3.7 runs per game. | |||||
| Cubs have the second worst hits stat in the league at 8.1 per game. | |||||
| Cubs give up the most free passes in the league allowing 3.3 per game. | |||||
