St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs odds, picks and prediction

St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are playing a three-game series at Wrigley Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. ET. Chicago won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 15-7.

Carlos Martinez is making his 12th start for the Cardinals. He's 3-6 with a 6.21 ERA (58 IP, 40 ER), 1.29 WHIP, 3.3 BB/9 and 5.9 K/ 9 this year. Last outing he lost 10-1 to the Cleveland Indians. Zach Davies is on the mound for Cubs. Davies' last start was a 7-0 win over the San Diego Padres.

Martinez got a no-decision in his May 21 start against the Cubs. He had a stat line of 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 BB and 2 K.

Davies pitched five scoreless innings at the Cardinals on May 23 but didn't get a decision. He won 7-1 at San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Davies has 119 at-bats with a .345/.422/.571 slash line, 17/15 K/BB, 5 HR and 12 RBIs.

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St. Louis Cardinals are the favorite to beat Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals have a better starting pitching than the Cubs, especially with Martinez. Chicago has a superior bullpen. The betting split is 55% on St.Louis's money line and 70% of bets on Chicago. Cardinals won the last game 7-4.

St. Louis Cardinals are playing Chicago Cubs. Chicago has scored seven or more runs in five of the seven games this season. St.Louis’s First 5 Innings run line is my favorite play in Cardinals-Cubs.