St Louis Cardinal @ Chicago Cubs Free Winner 4/19/9

If anyone thinks that early season baseball does not matter then you better not miss tonight's ESPN Sunday Night Rivalry Game. Craig from CT Sports Picks could not help himself he had to have his free pick in the rivalry game between St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. Lets look at the records and trends between these two.

Records:

• St Louis Cardinals  8-5   Wellemeyer 1-1  (4.5 ERA)
• Chicago Cubs  7-4    Lilly 2-0 (3.86 ERA)

Betting Trends:

• -Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
• -Cardinals are 1-4 in Wellemeyers last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
• -Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
• -Cubs are 22-8 in Lilly's last 30 starts.

Lilly has been so good for the CUBS at Wrigley Field. Today the Cubs are riding a huge momentum extra innings win in Saturday's match up. These teams have split the first two games and today's evening ESPN game will settle the score. Today Lilly shuts down a hot hitting STL team and the bats of the Cubs come alive. This one is not going to be close.   SCORE  CHC 7 - STL 3

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