The St. Louis Cardinals are set to do battle against their division rival Chicago Cubs in a Sunday showdown. The action will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET and fans can tune in to NBC Sports Chicago to catch the game.
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Odds
The Cubs are 82-73 straight up (SU) and 74-80 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 6.3 units for moneyline bettors and 5.7 units ATS. Chicago has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Cardinals, on the other hand, have gone 88-67 SU this year and are 81-73 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 6.3 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 5.8 units ATS. St. Louis is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
Cubs games have had an over/under record of 70-73-11 in 2019. St. Louis has been a great under bet with a total record of 61-81-12.
Miles Mikolas will get the start for St. Louis. The right-handed Mikolas is 9-14 with a 4.29 ERA and 140 strikeouts. He’s 0-2 with 10 strikeouts and a 2.16 ERA against Chicago this year (three starts).
The Cubs will put the ball in the right hand of Yu Darvish (6-7, 4.02 ERA), who has 217 strikeouts and 56 walks this season as well as a 1.11 WHIP. Darvish is 0-1 with 19 strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA over three starts against St. Louis this year.
Chicago’s pitching staff has yielded 4.4 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starters have a 4.12 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.90 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9.0 K/9. In 69 divisional games, Cubs starters have an ERA of 4.00 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.04.
The Chicago hitters have produced 5.1 runs per outing, including 5.1 per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over their last five. The team has hit .202/.280/.369 over its last five games and is 0-5 SU during that stretch.
The Cubs’ batters have been led by third baseman Kris Bryant and shortstop Javier Baez. Bryant is slashing .282/.381/.522 with 31 home runs, 77 RBIs and 108 runs scored, while Baez’s line is .281/.316/.531 with 29 homers, 85 RBIs and 89 runs.
For the visitors, St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starters own a 3.80 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 7.97 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.79, along with a WHIP of 1.29 and a K/9 of 9.82.
The Cardinals offense has slashed .246/.324/.414 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
St. Louis’ hitters have been paced by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and second baseman Kolten Wong. Goldschmidt is hitting .256/.345/.466 with 31 home runs, 91 RBIs and 91 runs scored, while Wong is slashing .285/.361/.423 with 11 homers, 59 RBIs, 61 runs and 24 stolen bases.
The Cardinals have gained 9.0 units and are 68-56 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 46 of those games, as opposed to 71 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Cubs have netted 1.2 units and are 61-61 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 57 of those games, as opposed to 56 which went under the total.
Cardinals at Cubs Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Cubs, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- Both teams have tallied 17 extra-base hits over their last five contests.
- The Cardinals have an OPS of .738 this season and an OPS of .738 against right-handed pitchers. The Cubs’ OPS sits at .788 overall and .797 against righties.
- Chicago has recorded 27.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.0 over its last five.
- The Cardinals have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cubs have hit 20 over their last 10.
