Chicago Cubs (56-75) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (76-55)
September 2, 2022 8:15 pm EDT
The Line: St. Louis Cardinals -235 / Chicago Cubs +194; Over/Under: +7.5
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The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals meet Friday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. The Chicago Cubs need a win after losing 8 of their last 12 games. The St. Louis Cardinals look for a win after winning 11 of their last 15 games.
The Chicago Cubs have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Cubs have won 6 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 130 hits and 63 RBI, while Nico Hoerner and Willson Contreras have combined for 216 hits and 101 RBI. Adrian Sampson gets the ball, and he is 1-4 with a 3.97 ERA and 50 strikeouts this season. Sampson is 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Cardinals.
The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Cardinals have won 13 of their last 14 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 155 hits and 105 RBI, while Nolan Arenado and Tommy Edman have combined for 266 hits and 136 RBI. Jordan Montgomery gets the ball, and he is 7-3 with a 3.28 ERA and 125 strikeouts this season. Montgomery is 3-0 with a 0.79 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Cubs.
The Cubs are 5-0 in their last 5 Friday games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games and 23-7 in their last 30 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Cubs last 4 overall. The over is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 overall. The Cubs are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in St. Louis and 2-6 in the last 8 meetings.
Adrian Sampson has been respectable this season, but he just got tagged by the Cardinals last week. Jordan Montgomery has been ridiculous since coming over from the Yankees, allowing 21 hits and 6 runs in his last 30.2 innings. The St. Louis Cardinals offense is on fire right now, and they’ve beaten up on the Cubs this year. Cant go against the Cards in this spot at home. Give me the Cardinals and the RL for max betting value.
