Cardinals vs. Cubs Odds
CHICAGO, IL (TheSpread) – The 2015 MLB Season officially gets started tonight when the Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals at 8PM ET on ESPN2.
St. Louis is coming off a 90-72 season in 2014 where it was 39-42 on the road. Chicago was 73-89 overall and 41-40 at home in the 2014 season. For tonight’s game, the Cardinals send veteran Adam Wainwright to the mound to face newly-acquired Jon Lester of the Cubs. The Cubs have fared somewhat well against the Cardinals, going 4-3 in their last seven meetings.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, St. Louis is the slight favorite on the road in this game, as the Cardinals are getting odds of -115 to prevail, while the Cubs are getting odds of +105 at home. The over/under total has been set at 7 runs.
The Cubs went just 15-17 in spring training ball this year and went 9-6 at home. The Cardinals were 13-11 this spring and 5-5 on the road. One strong suit for the Cardinals in this one is that they are 7-1 in Wainwright’s last 8 starts against the Cubs. St. Louis is also 20-8 in its last 28 games as a favorite. Chicago has hit the over in 7 of its last 9 games as a home underdog.
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