Sunday Night Baseball Free Pick
(The Spread) – One of the oldest rivalries in baseball will renew tonight on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball when the Cardinals host the Cubs at 8:05PM ET.
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Cardinals –144 money line favorites over the Cubs, who are +136 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently 8.5 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Ryan Dempster will take on Jake Westbrook in tonight’s pitching matchup. Dempster enters the day with a 7-8 record and 4.98 ERA while Westbrook is 9-4 with a 4.86 ERA.
Public Betting: Of the 3,800-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 67% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Cardinals at –144.
MLB Free Pick: Take the over. Both pitchers in tonight’s game have ERAs pushing 5.0 and according to latest MLB trends, the over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. The over is also 5-2 in the last seven meetings between these two teams in St. Louis and 4-1-1 in Westbrook’s last six starts as a favorite. The Cardinals scored 13 runs against the Cubs in Saturday’s game, which also featured an eight-run fifth inning by St. Louis. On Friday night, the Cards scored nine runs against Chicago pitching. It should be yet another hot night in St. Louis with the ball jumping off the bats on both sides.
ESPN SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL FREE PICK: CUBS/CARDINALS OVER 8.5
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