The St. Louis Cardinals will be squaring off against their divisional rival Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The matchup will be televised nationally on Fox and the game gets underway 1:05 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs Odds
The Cubs are 94-66 straight up (SU) and 78-81 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 2.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 3.0 units (ATS). Chicago has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven. The Cardinals are 87-73 SU and have gone 83-76 ATS. Overall, the team’s gained 3.1 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 6.8 units ATS. St. Louis is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone over in six of those seven.
Chicago games have had an over/under record of 70-86-3 in 2018. St. Louis has an over/under record of 77-76-6.
Miles Mikolas is getting the nod for St. Louis. The right-handed Mikolas (17-4, 2.94 ERA) has racked up 140 strikeouts in 192.2 innings so far. He’s 2-0 with 12 strikeouts and a 2.00 ERA against Chicago this year (three starts).
The Cubs are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Cole Hamels (9-11, 3.87 ERA), who has 180 strikeouts and 63 walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.28. Hamels has yet to face the Cardinals this year and did not record a start against them in 2017.
St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 3.52 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.25 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.36, along with a WHIP of 1.25 and a K-per-9 of 8.32.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .249/.323/.411 on their way to 4.7 runs scored per game this season, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Left fielder Marcell Ozuna and first baseman Jose Martinez continue to lead St. Louis’ hitters. Ozuna is slashing .280/.326/.434 with 23 home runs, 88 RBIs and 69 runs scored, while Martinez (.305/.362/.458) has produced 17 homers, 83 RBIs and 63 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Chicago’s pitchers have given up 4.0 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starters have a 3.87 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.35 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.6 K/9. In 74 games against divisional foes, Cubs starters have an ERA of 3.36 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.72.
The Chicago hitters have produced 4.7 runs per outing, including 4.2 per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .256/.330/.360 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Cubs’ offense has been led by second baseman Javier Baez and first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Baez is hitting .291/.326/.559 with 34 home runs, 111 RBIs, 98 runs and 21 steals, and Rizzo’s line sits at .278/.373/.460 with 24 homers, 99 RBIs and 70 runs.
The Cardinals have gained 1.6 units and are 24-23 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in 29 of those games, compared to 17 that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Cubs have lost 1.3 units and are 60-64 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 54 of those games, compared to 67 that went under the total.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cubs, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
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St. Louis has recorded 14 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Chicago has 10 XBH over its last five.
St. Louis fielders have 18 errors over the last 10 games, compared to 11 errors for Chicago over its last 10.
The Cardinals have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cubs have hit eight over their last 10.
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