Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals 08/07/2020 MLB Results, Odds and Baseball Picks

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals 08/07/2020 – Saint Louis Cardinals have not played for a while due to the Covid-19 crisis. The Cardinals are back and they are sitting at the third spot in the NL Central division with a 2-3 record. Chicago Cubs are one of the strongest teams this year and they are sitting at the top spot in the NL Central division with a 10-3 record. The Cubs will take the road to face off against Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. This is all set to be an important game with the mlb betting lines equally on either side of both teams.

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals 08/07/2020

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Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in their three-game series and they were successful against the Royals in their four-game series with a 3-1 record. The Cubs lost their last game against the Royals and it was a terrible 13-2 defeat. Chicago struggled from the plate and their pitching unit did worse. The Cubs have Willson Contreras as their leading batsman with a batting clip of .308. When it comes to hits, Contreras is holding 12. The home run leader in Anthony Rizzo with three while Javier Baez has taken the lead with nine RBIs. Jon Lester will be sent to the mound as their starting pitcher in this game. The southpaw is holding a 1-0 record on the season with an ERA of 0.82.

Players to watch: J. Baez SS (GP13, AB50, R6, H12, 2B2, 3B0, HR3, RBI9, TB23, BB2, SO16, SB0, AVG0.24, OBP0.278, SLG0.46, OPS0.738, WAR0), K. Schwarber LF (GP13, AB45, R6, H10, 2B2, 3B0, HR2, RBI6, TB18, BB8, SO17, SB0, AVG0.222, OBP0.34, SLG0.4, OPS0.74, WAR0).

St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates in their opening three series game with a record of 2-1. Saint Louis struggled to get past the Minnesota Twins in their last two games and they surrendered a total of nine runs in total. From the plate, the Cardinals scored just three. The leading batsman for the Cardinals is Paul Goldschmidt with a batting clip of .316. When it comes to homers, O’Neill has taken the lead with two. The Cardinals will turn in Adam Wainwright as their starting pitcher in this game. Wainwright is holding a 1-0 record on the season with an ERS of 1.50.

Players to watch: T. Edman SS (GP5, AB20, R1, H5, 2B1, 3B1, HR1, RBI4, TB11, BB1, SO7, SB0, AVG0.25, OBP0.286, SLG0.55, OPS0.836, WAR0), K. Wong 2B (GP5, AB20, R3, H4, 2B0, 3B1, HR0, RBI0, TB6, BB1, SO4, SB0, AVG0.2, OBP0.238, SLG0.3, OPS0.538, WAR0).

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Chicago Cubs

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 6 games.
Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
Chi Cubs are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs’ last 9 games on the road.
Chi Cubs are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against St. Louis.

St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 games against Chi Cubs.
St. Louis is 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 6 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division.