Cardinals at Cubs 6/8/19 - MLB Bettings Odds & Picks
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
MLB: 7:15 PM EST
Jun. 08, 2019
TV: FOX
Latest Odds : CHC -110 O/U
The St. Louis Cardinals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals won their fifth game in their last six with a 3-1 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday. Paul DeJong hit a home run and St. Louis stole four bases in the win. St. Louis is now just 2 ½ games behind co-leaders Chicago and Milwaukee in the National League Central.
The Cubs lost Thursday 3-1 to the Colorado Rockies and had their three-game winning streak snapped in the process. Chicago scored its only run on an RBI single with two outs by Javier Baez in the sixth. Jose Quintana absorbed the loss to fall to 4-5.
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Paul DeJong is leading the Cardinals with a .275 batting average. Marcell Ozuna is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 16 and leads in RBIs with 51. The Cardinals are averaging .250 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .239. On Saturday, the Cardinals will send Jack Flaherty to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with an ERA of 3.76, 73 Ks and 20 BBs.
Javier Baez leads the Cubs with a .307 batting average and in hits with 74. Anthony Rizzo is the team leader in home runs with 16 and RBIs with 44. Chicago is averaging .254 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .246. On Saturday, the Cubs will send Jon Lester to the mound. The southpaw is 4-4 with an ERA of 3.32, 56 Ks and 14 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
St. Louis is 5-1 in its last 6
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Cardinals last 6
Chicago is 17-8 in its last 25
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Cubs last 9 at home
Free Betting Pick: Chicago Cubs -110
Chicago has fared well against St. Louis. The Cubs have won 19 of the last 26 at Wrigley versus the Cardinals. Chicago has won 5 of Lester’s last 6 starts at home versus the Cardinals and 5 of the lefthander’s last 7 starts overall versus St. Louis. On the road, St. Louis has lost 7 of Flaherty’s last 9 starts. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win 5-3