Cubs/Cardinals Game 1 Odds
The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs get their NLDS series underway later today. Here is a look at the odds for Game 1, which takes place at 6:45PM ET on TBS.
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The Cardinals (100-62) have John Lackey (13-10, 2.77 ERA) taking the mound in the opener to face Jon Lester (11-12, 3.34 ERA) of the Cubs (97-65). According to oddsmakers at GTBets, the Cardinals are the slight favorite in this opener, as St. Louis is getting odds of -110 to win, while the Cubs are getting a money line of +100 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 6.5 runs.
These two teams met 19 times during the season, with the Cardinals winning 11 of the 19 meetings, including 7 of the 10 games in St. Louis. The Cubs are now just 3-9 in their last 12 games in St. Louis and 1-9 in their last 10 playoff games. The last three times Lester has started against the Cardinals, the Cubs are 0-3. Lackey’s last start against the Cubs saw him go 7 innings in a 6-0 win for St. Louis.
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