{"id":4241,"date":"2009-04-17T07:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T12:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/cardinals-cubs-lines-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-04-17T07:16:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T12:16:00","slug":"cardinals-cubs-lines-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/cardinals-cubs-lines-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals-Cubs Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Kyle<\/st2:GivenName> Lohse<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> in this one. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Lohse<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 2-0 this season with a 1.13 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Starting this game for the Cubs will be ace Carlos<\/st2:GivenName> Zambrano<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>. The righthander has a 3.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cardinals rallied with four runs over the final four innings to defeat the Cubs 7-4 in the opener of a four-game series oin Thursday, as +105 underdogs. The game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over\/under (8). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Chris<\/st2:GivenName> Duncan<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> went 3-for-4 at the plate with a two-run homer and three RBIs to lead the Cardinals. Adam<\/st2:GivenName> Wainwright<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> posted the victory with six-complete innings, and Ryan<\/st2:GivenName> Franklin<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> tossed a scoreless ninth for his second save. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Kosuke<\/st2:GivenName> Fukudome<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> cracked a three-run homer for the Cubs, who had been -115 favorites. David<\/st2:GivenName> Patton<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> gave up the winning run in relief. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 2 straight games.
Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/st2:Sn> has lost 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 8-3 <\/font>SU<\/st2:GivenName>
Chicago<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>: 5-4 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 9-1
After a loss are 5-5<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 8-17 SU in their last 25 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Saturday, April 18<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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