MLB Baseball Betting News – St. Louis Cardinals square off against The Chicago Cubs

We are two days away from the All Star game, which includes a well-deserved week break for those who are not playing in the All-star game. The Chicago Cubs have been on a very nice run in their series against The Cardinals. They have been victorious in game one (3-0) and three (6-4). The Cardinals made a comeback in game two (3-2) and will be looking to tie the series tonight for game four. The Cardinals (56-36) will meet the Cubs (42-50) at Wrigley Field tonight. The people who bet the over in game two were victorious as the total was set at 7.5.

Baseball Betting Line: St. Louis Cardinals (-151) Chicago Cubs (149) Total = 7

The Cardinals have a lead on The Cubs as they are sitting at second place in the Central Division. The Cubs are in fourth place however Chicago has a number seven-rated offense in the National League. How does The Cubs offense compare to The Cardinals defense? The Cardinals have stellar defense and are sitting at number three in the National League as far as defense is concerned.

When perusing through some of the best MLB betting sites that accept American (USA) players we saw that Adam Wainwright is listed as the starting pitcher for the Cubs. Right-hander, Wainwright has an impeccable record this season of 12-5 with a 2.30 ERA. Travis Wood is expected to start for The Cubs; Wood is 6-6 with a 2.69 ERA.

St. Louis Cardinals Trends

When looking at when The Cardinals have played on Sundays they are 5-5. The Cardinals were victorious in their prior series against The Astros in both of their two games. When searching the USA online Sportsbooks database you can see that the series they played against The Marlins on July 5-7 2013 they were victorious in all three games. However prior to playing The Padres the Cardinals are 6-4. After they squared off against The Chicago Cubs they are 7-3 and after being defeated which they were in game three by The Cubs they are 6-4.

Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

After perusing some of the best online sports betting sites it is clear that The Cubs have played mediocre baseball in their last series’. They were victorious in one out of the two games they played against The Angels. Furthermore, when The Cubs have played on Sundays they are 4-6. After squaring off against The Rockies they are 3-7. They are 3-7 after they faced the Cardinals as well and looking further into after they have been victorious they are 5-5.

MLBBaseballBetting.com Pick – St. Louis Cardinals