The St. Louis Cardinals (56-52) will look to Mike Siani, who is riding a 10-game hitting streak, when they face the Chicago Cubs (51-58). The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-114) in this matchup against the Cardinals (-105), which starts at 8:05 PM ET on Thursday at Wrigley Field. Shota Imanaga starts for Chicago while St. Louis will counter with Sonny Gray.
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Cubs vs. Cardinals betting lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-114)
- Underdog: Cardinals (-105)
- Over/under: 8
Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Cubs betting info
- The Cubs have won 21 of the 46 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (45.7%).
- Chicago has a record of 19-23 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter (45.2% winning percentage).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 53.3%.
- Chicago has played in 109 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 45 times (45-60-4).
- The Cubs have covered 44.4% of their games this season, going 48-60-0 against the spread.
Cubs hitting info
- Isaac Paredes has hit a team-high 16 home runs.
- Among batters in baseball, Paredes ranks 48th in homers and 44th in RBI.
- Ian Happ has shown off his power as he paces his team with 16 home runs and 60 runs batted in.
- Happ currently ranks 48th in homers and 32nd in RBI in the majors.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .250 with 21 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
- Hoerner enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .136 with a double and three RBI.
- Seiya Suzuki is hitting .268 with 16 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 32 walks.
Cubs pitching rankings
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
- Chicago has the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
- The Cubs average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.249).
- Cubs pitchers combine to give up the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.1 per game).
- Chicago its 6-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out 10 Reds batters while allowing 12 hits.
Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Cardinals betting info
- This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 52 times and won 26, or 50%, of those games.
- St. Louis is 25-26 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 51.2% chance to win.
- St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 51 of its 107 opportunities.
- The Cardinals have an ATS record of 54-52-0 in 106 games with a spread this season.
Cardinals hitting info
- Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 63 while batting .281, which is also best on the team.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Burleson is 29th in home runs and 26th in RBI.
- Brendan Donovan has collected 105 hits this season and has an OBP of .330. He’s slugging .393 on the year.
- Donovan ranks 145th among hitters in MLB in homers, and 60th in RBI.
- Nolan Arenado has collected 101 base hits, an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .385 this season.
- Arenado has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Masyn Winn is batting .280 with an OBP of .328 and a slugging percentage of .411 this season.
- Winn has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .190 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
Cardinals pitching rankings
- The Cardinals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- St. Louis has pitched to a 4.05 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.272 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The Cardinals have given up the 11th-fewest long balls so far this season with 114 home runs allowed.
- St. Louis pitchers struck out three Rangers batters while allowing five hits in a 10-1 win last time out.
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