The St. Louis Cardinals (29-25) will look to stop a four-game losing streak when they host the Chicago Cubs (30-26) on Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals (+116) are not expected to end the streak against the Cubs (-138). Shota Imanaga starts for Chicago, and Kyle Leahy is St. Louis’ choice to start.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-138)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+116)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are 21-17 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.3% of those games).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -138 or shorter, Chicago has gone 13-9 (59.1%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 58% chance to win.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to go over the total 31 times this season for a 31-23-2 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs are 22-34-0 ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner has racked up a team-high 32 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in MLB, Hoerner ranks 154th in homers and 31st in RBI.
• Hoerner has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Michael Busch is batting .232 with 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 38 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Busch ranks 94th in homers and 35th in RBI.
• Busch has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two home runs, four walks and four RBIs.
• Ian Happ has a team-high 11 home runs.
• Happ takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and six RBIs.
• Dansby Swanson is batting .190 with five doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 26 walks.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Chicago has a 4.23 team ERA that ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.244).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow 78 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (most in baseball).
• Chicago struck out nine Pirates batters while giving up seven hits in a 10-4 win in its last game.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 46 times and won 25, or 54.3%, of those games.
• St. Louis has entered 23 games this season as the underdog by +116 or more and is 11-12 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 46.3%.
• St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 21 of its 54 opportunities.
• The Cardinals are 32-22-0 against the spread in their 54 chances this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Jordan Walker is batting .300 with 15 home runs and 42 RBI. All three of those stats are best among St. Louis hitters this season.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Walker is seventh in homers and fifth in RBI.
• Alec Burleson has collected 58 hits this season and has an OBP of .351. He’s slugging .447 on the year.
• Burleson currently ranks 63rd in homers and 19th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Ivan Herrera has collected 53 base hits, an OBP of .390 and a slugging percentage of .423 this season.
• Herrera brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a triple, four walks and two RBIs.
• JJ Wetherholt has 48 hits and an OBP of .351 to go with a slugging percentage of .395 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the majors.
• St. Louis has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.22) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.370 WHIP this season.
• The Cardinals have allowed the 15th-fewest home runs this season with 58, or 1.1 per game.
• St. Louis suffered a 2-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 10 Brewers batters while allowing three hits.