St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs Prediction and Betting Odds. The 101-64 St. Louis Cardinals are set to take on the 100-66 Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois today October 13, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 4:37 PM

Betting Odds
Moneylines: Cubs -121/Cardinals +111
O/U: 8

Pitching Match Up
St. Louis: John Lackey (13-10, 3.77 ERA)
Chicago: Jason Hammel (10-7, 3.74 ERA)

In their last games: In Game 3 of this 5 game NLDS yesterday the Cubs beat the Cardinals 8-6.

The Cubs lead this best of 5 series 2-1.

The Cardinals head into Chicago for the 4th game if a 5 game NLDS. The 13-7 John Lackey goes for the Cardinals and the 10-7 Jason Hammel goes for the Cubs. The Cardinals have their backs against the wall, as they have lost the last 2 games of this series and are one game away from elimination. St. Louis has advanced to the NLCS 4 straight seasons and in 2011 and 2013 they were down 2-1 in the NLDS. The Cardinals rank 24th in the Majors in runs scored and while they have the best team ERA they have given up a combined 14 runs in losing the last 2 games of this series. The Cubs rank tied for 15th in runs scored and 3rd in team ERA.

St. Louis at Chicago Key Betting Trends

St. Louis is 1-5 in their last 6 overall.
The Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 road games.
St. Louis has an Under record of 6-2 in their last 8 games following a loss.
Chicago is 24-8 in their last 32 home games.
The Cubs are 23-6 in their last 29 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Chicago has an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 home games.

Key Player Injuries

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Carlos Martinez P 60-Day Disabled List
Jordan Walden P 60-Day Disabled List

CHICAGO CUBS
Jason Motte P 15-Day Disabled List
Addison Russell 2B Day-to-Day (hamstring)
Jacob Turner P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
St. Louis: 59%
Chicago: 41%

Free MLB Pick

John Lackey takes the mound tonight to try to help the Cardinals force a Game 5 back home and in Game 1 of this series in St. Louis he had a stellar outing going 7 innings and only gave up 2 hits in a 4-0 win. He is 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA in 4 starts against the Cubs this season. Lackey will be going on 3 days of rest and he is 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA in 4 postseason starts going on three days’ rest. While the Cardinals have won all 4 games this season facing the Cubs with Lackey on the hill they are 5-15 in his last 20 road starts. Chicago starter Jason Hammel is 0-1 with a 4.80 ERA in 3 career postseason starts. He was 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA in 3 starts facing the Cardinals this season. The Cubs are 2-5 in Hammel’s last 7 starts facing a team with a winning record.

The Cubs offense has been hot in the last 2 games and they will get to Lackey tonight and take this game advancing to the NLCS.

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