The Chicago Cubs (67-49) and the St. Louis Cardinals (59-59) square off on Sunday at 7:10 p.m. ET to break a 1-1 series tie. The Cubs are favored (-124) to win the contest against the Cardinals (+104). Shota Imanaga gets the starting nod for Chicago, and Sonny Gray is St. Louis’ choice to start.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-124)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+104)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 65.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (54-28).
• Chicago has a 48-22 record (winning 68.6% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -124 or shorter.
• The Cubs have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.4% in this game.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 58 times this season for a 58-53-5 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have a 56-60-0 record against the spread this season (covering 48.3% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker has 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 76 walks while batting .272.
• Tucker ranks 48th in homers and 47th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Tucker heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .235 with two walks and an RBI.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 27 home runs lead his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Crow-Armstrong ranks eighth in home runs and 11th in RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki paces the Cubs in home runs (27) and runs batted in (84).
• Suzuki takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .353 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner’s .289 batting average leads his team.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
• Chicago has a 3.88 team ERA that ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs have the fifth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.220).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (145 total, 1.3 per game).
• Chicago struck out 10 Cardinals batters while allowing seven hits in a 9-1 win in its last game.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been underdogs in 63 games this season and won 31 (49.2%) of those contests.
• This season, St. Louis has won 16 of its 40 games, or 40%, when it’s the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a 49% 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 59 of its 117 games with a total.
• The Cardinals are 62-55-0 against the spread in their 117 chances this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with nine home runs, 43 RBI and a batting average of .278 this season.
• Donovan’s home run total ranks 171st in the majors, and he is 138th in RBI.
• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in batting with a .282 average while slugging 14 homers and driving in 51 runs.
• Burleson is 93rd in homers and 83rd in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
• Willson Contreras leads the club in homers (16) and runs batted in (65) this season.
• Contreras enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
• Masyn Winn has collected 108 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .392 on the year.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals have a 7.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 4.23 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.289 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 115, or one per game.
• St. Louis pitchers struck out six Cubs hitters while allowing 13 base hits in a 9-1 loss its last time out.