The Chicago Cubs (49-38) play the St. Louis Cardinals (45-39) after Dansby Swanson launched three home runs in a 23-3 win over the Padres. The Cubs are favored (-133) in this matchup with the Cardinals (+109), which begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Friday. Chicago’s David Peterson starts against St. Louis’ Andre Pallante.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-133)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+109)
• Over/under: 10.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have compiled a 34-26 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.7% of those games).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -133 or shorter, Chicago has a 23-18 record (winning 56.1% of its games).
• The Cubs have a 57.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Chicago has played in 87 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 47 times (47-38-2).
• The Cubs have collected a 36-51-0 record against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Pete Crow-Armstrong has accumulated a team-best batting average of .287, and paces the Cubs in home runs (19).
• Crow-Armstrong’s home runs rank 14th in MLB and he ranks 35th in RBI in MLB.
• Crow-Armstrong heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two home runs, six walks and four RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .240 with 21 doubles, four home runs and 35 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Hoerner ranks 239th in home runs and 102nd in RBI.
• Swanson leads the Cubs with 57 runs batted in.
• Swanson heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with a double, five home runs and 11 RBIs.
• Michael Busch is hitting .235 with 14 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 60 walks.
• Busch enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a double, two home runs, five walks and three RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors.
• Chicago has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.23).
• The Cubs have the 10th-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.258).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow 132 total home runs at a clip of 1.5 per game (most in MLB).
• Chicago knocked off the Padres 23-3 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing 11 hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have won 30, or 50%, of the 60 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• St. Louis has a record of 19-20, a 48.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +109 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Cardinals have a 47.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 33 of its 84 games with a total.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 49-35-0 in 84 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Alec Burleson is batting .274 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Burleson’s home run total is 43rd, and his RBI total is 10th.
• Jordan Walker is batting .291 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI, all three of which rank first for St. Louis this season.
• Walker ranks 14th overall in homers and second in RBI this year.
• Walker enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• Ivan Herrera has collected 77 base hits, an OBP of .391 and a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
• Herrera has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .150 with a double and an RBI.
• JJ Wetherholt has collected 82 hits this season and has an OBP of .357. He’s slugging .401 on the year.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the majors.
• St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.25 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.345 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have allowed the eighth-fewest home runs this season at just 90, or 1.1 per game.
• Last time out, St. Louis defeated the Braves, 11-5, with six strikeouts and eight hits allowed.