St. Louis Cardinals (79-73) vs. Chicago Cubs (92-59) MLB Predictions: With yesterday’s dramatic come-from-behind (7-6) win over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs’ “magic number” to clinch the National League Central, is down to 2 games. This afternoon starting at 2:20 PM ET from Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs will host the St. Louis Cardinals for the first of a 3-game NL Central divisional clash, which extends through the weekend.
At SportsBook.com, the Chicago Cubs are -180 MLB Betting Odds favorites against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals (+160). 
The main story in this afternoon’s game is what can Carlos Zambrano (14-5, 3.41 ERA) do for an encore? A few weeks ago there was some concern regarding Zambrano’s health going into the postseason. His throwing arm was apparently fatigued and “Big Z” was forced to miss a start.
Last week, Zambrano reassured manager Lou Pinella, and Cubs fans everywhere that his health wasn’t an issue. This afternoon, Zambrano will make his first start since throwing a no-hitter, which is only the second “No-No” thrown all season in the majors.
More importantly, with a win over St. Louis this afternoon, coupled with a loss by the Brewers, the Cubs could clinch their second straight division title. In the series opener, Zambrano will be going up against the St. Louis Cardinals’ RHP Adam Wainwright (9-3, 3.20 ERA). Things are heating up down the stretch in the highy competative National League. Get your St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs MLB Predictions now, I'm about to catch fire, again.
