Seiya Suzuki leads the Chicago Cubs (89-70) into a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (78-81) after his two-home run showing in an 8-5 loss to the Mets. The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-179) in this game against the underdog Cardinals (+149), which begins at 2:20 p.m. ET on Friday. Chicago’s Colin Rea gets the start against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-179)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+149)
• Over/under: 9

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are 71-42 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.8% of those games).
• Chicago has gone 21-9 (winning 70% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -179 or shorter.
• The Cubs have a 64.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to go over the total 73 times this season for a 73-76-10 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have collected a 74-85-0 record against the spread this season (covering 46.5% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner has put up a team-high batting average of .299.
• Among batters in MLB action, Hoerner ranks 280th in homers and 126th in RBI.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has 37 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .244.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 31st in homers and 28th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Ian Happ is hitting .242 with 32 doubles, 23 home runs and 87 walks.
• Happ heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with three doubles, two walks and four RBIs.
• Suzuki’s 97 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
• Suzuki takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs pitching staff is 26th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago’s 3.84 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in baseball (1.183).
• Cubs pitchers combine to allow the 24th-fewest home runs in baseball (200 total, 1.3 per game).
• Chicago its 8-5 loss the last time out, the team struck out seven Mets batters while allowing 10 hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been underdogs in 90 games this season and won 44 (48.9%) of those contests.
• St. Louis has entered 18 games this season as the underdog by +149 or more and is 4-14 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 40.2%.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 79 of its 158 chances.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 81-77-0 in 158 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis with a batting average of .293. He’s also hit 18 home runs with 69 RBI.
• Burleson’s home run total ranks 103rd in MLB, and he is 86th in RBI.
• Burleson has safely hit in nine games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .421 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
• Brendan Donovan has collected 132 hits this season and has an OBP of .353. He’s slugging .422 on the year.
• Donovan ranks 211th in home runs and 173rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Donovan has safely hit in eight straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .348 with seven doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Ivan Herrera has collected 108 base hits, an OBP of .378 and a slugging percentage of .472 this season.
• Herrera has safely hit in six straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .297 with three home runs, six walks and nine RBIs.
• Lars Nootbaar has 119 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .366 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
• St. Louis has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.23) in the majors this season.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.321 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
• The Cardinals have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 161, or one per game.
• St. Louis pitchers struck out nine Giants hitters while allowing 11 base hits in a 4-3 loss its last time out.