Well, 79 live games picked ... and I'm back to square one. Genius
This game's a pig: the Cubs fulfil the losing streak criterion, Lohse is lights out this season, the price SU on St Louis is positively porcine and I hate Laying the runs.
My instinct is just to take the long odds (especially as Wells has done ok against the Cardinals in the past and Lohse has found the Cubs difficult) but the home team hitters are rolling and the Chicago lineup is so beat up, their bats have come out on strike (ho ho) in sympathy. Totals are a difficult call because only one side looks like hitting, but that history makes me nervous.
On balance, I'll reluctantly bet the runline.
Pick: Cardinal -1.5 @ 2.1
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2011 Season (Level Stakes)
39-40 (+0.01pts)