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2018 MLB Season
(48-47) St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs (56-38)
Date: Saturday July 21, 2018
Time: 1:05 PM ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL.
Projected Starters: Weaver vs. Montgomery
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cubs -110
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: OFF
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7
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St. Louis Cardinals
My oh my, what an afternoon for Matt Carpenter on Friday at Wrigley Field. He led off the game with a solo home run and that was just the start. He finished 5-for-5 with two doubles, three dongs and seven RBIs.
The three home runs gave him 23 on the season and an OPS+ over 150 after a rather slow start that had him hitting .140 on May 15.
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But a hot streak got him up to .230 by the end of May and .260 by the end of June. He’s up over .270 now with six home runs over his last four games.
This will be the first game of a Saturday doubleheader and no numbers are available yet. Luke Weaver is making his 20th start of the season, his first full season as a Major League starter. His ERA isn’t great; it isn’t even average. But his WHIP suggests he should be at least that.
Chicago Cubs
Mike Montgomery started a career-high 14 games last season and he’s bound to surpass that total this year, Saturday being his 10th in 2018.
With an ERA+ of 109, this is his fifth consecutive season of a number over 100. In fact, this season is by far his worst ERA+ in the span of time but many Cubs fans consider this his finest season thus far.
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It’s because of the stability he’s brought to the rotation after all the injuries and struggles the Cubs had early on. He’s started all nine of his games consecutively now; however, after going at least into the sixth inning in the first six, he’s yet to go beyond five in any of the last three.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- STL are 1-7 in Gants last 8 starts.
- STL are 1-7 in Gants last 8 starts on grass.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Weaver’s last 8 on grass.
- CHC are 13-3 in their last 16 overall.
- CHC are 13-3 in their last 16 games on grass.
- CHC are 48-23 in their last 71 home games.
- Head to Head: STL are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings in Chicago.
- Head to Head: STL are 7-15 in the last 22 meetings.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction: St. Louis again.
I like Weaver in the second half as a guy who could grow into some of his peripheral numbers. Montgomery should be rejuvenated after a longer layoff, though. Overall, I like the Cards but the under is definitely in play for me, too. If we can get 9.0, I’ll play it.
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MLB Free Score Prediction: St. Louis 5 – Chicago 3
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