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2018 MLB Season
(16-13) Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals (18-12)
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2018
Time: 8:08 PM ET
Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis Missouri
Projected Pitchers: Jon Lester vs. Michael Wacha
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cardinals -119 | Cubs +109
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Cardinals -1.5 (+170)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8.5
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Chicago Cubs
Lester got the no-decision in his last outing that came against the Colorado Rockies. It was a solid start for the lefty who went 5.2 scoreless-innings giving up five hits while striking out five and walking three. This was his third start giving up zero earned runs.
His strikeouts (7.36 K/9) are down while the walks (3.55 BB/9) are up to start the season, but its good to see his LOB% sitting at 78.1% as he posted a 68.7% LOB% a season ago. He doesn’t own a shiny 2.73 ERA, but his defense has been a big part of that as his FIP is currently sitting at 4.56.
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Chicago has managed to go 3-3 in the last week despite their slugging hitting. In that span their lineup is only slashing .185/.234/.304 to go with only 13 extra-base hits and 13 RBI.
St. Louis Cardinals
Wacha didn’t pitch his best stuff against the Chicago White Sox in his last outing, but he managed to walk away without much damage. He went 5.2 innings giving up two earned off of his hits while striking out three and walking three.
Wacha has gotten himself into solid form only giving up four earned runs in 17.2 innings of work in his last three starts. It’s good to see he has gotten a hold of his command owning a 14:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio in that span compared to a 12:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his first three starts.
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St. Louis has managed to play winning baseball in the last week going 3-2 despite some porous hitting. In that span their lineup is only slashing .193/.264/.331 to go with just 10 extra-base hits and 10 RBI.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- CHC are 12-4 in the last 16 meetings.
- Under is 8-1 in CHC last 9 overall.
- Under is 14-4-3 in CHC last 21 Sun. games.
- STL are 11-4 in their last 15 games as a favorite.
- STL are 13-5 in their last 18 overall.
- Under is 8-1 in STL last 9 Sun. games.
Free Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Prediction: Chicago bests St. Louis on the road in divisional matchup
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Cubs +109 & UNDER 8.5 Runs
It’s hard to back either team with the way they have been hitting, but with St. Louis winning their last five contests that Wacha has pitched in, I feel they could be due for the loss. I’m more comfortable taking the under in this outing though.
MLB Free Score Prediction: Cubs 4 – Cardinals 3
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