St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs Betting Odds & Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday night when they meet at Wrigley Field in the second game of a doubleheader.

Team records:
St. Louis: 48-41 SU
Chicago: 42-42 SU

The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Adam Wainwright in this game. Wainwright has a 9-5 record and a 3.09 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Cubs will be Randy Wells. The righthander has a 2.48 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.

Jeff Baker drove in two runs and Ted Lilly allowed just four hits over eight innings on Saturday, as the Cubs defeated the Cardinals 5-2. The Cubs won that game as -180 favorites, but the seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9).

Lilly improved to 9-6 with the victory, and Kevin Gregg recorded the final out for his 16th save.

Ryan Ludwick had and RBI double, and Yadier Molina singled in a run for the Cardinals, who were +160 underdogs. Brad Thompson surrendered five runs over 4 2-3 innings in the loss.

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 4-1-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 1-4-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis

Next up:
St. Louis home to Arizona, Friday, July 17
Chi Cubs at Washington, Thursday, July 16