Seiya Suzuki leads the Chicago Cubs (89-70) into a contest against the St. Louis Cardinals (78-81) after his two-home run performance in an 8-5 loss to the Mets. The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-169) in this game against the underdog Cardinals (+143), which begins at 2:20 p.m. ET on Saturday. Jameson Taillon gets the starting nod for Chicago, and Michael McGreevy is St. Louis’ pick to start.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-169)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+143)
• Over/under: 9

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have compiled a 71-42 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 62.8% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -169 or shorter, Chicago has a 25-13 record (winning 65.8% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 62.8%.
• In the 159 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-76-10).
• The Cubs have a 74-85-0 record against the spread this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Nico Hoerner leads the Cubs with a team-high batting average of .299.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Hoerner’s home run total ranks 280th and his RBI tally ranks 126th.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting .244 with 37 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs and 29 walks.
• Crow-Armstrong ranks 31st in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 28th in RBI.
• Ian Happ is batting .242 with 32 doubles, 23 home runs and 87 walks.
• Happ has hit safely in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with three doubles, two walks and four RBIs.
• Suzuki has been productive as he paces his team with 97 RBI.
• Suzuki has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
• Chicago’s 3.84 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.183).
• The Cubs surrender the 24th-fewest home runs in baseball (200 total, 1.3 per game).
• Chicago struck out seven Mets batters while allowing 10 hits in an 8-5 loss in its last game.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs 90 times this season and won 44, or 48.9%, of those games.
• This season, St. Louis has won five of its 20 games, or 25%, when it’s the underdog by at least +143 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a 41.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 79 of its 158 chances.
• The Cardinals are 81-77-0 ATS in their 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.
• Among all batters in the majors, Burleson’s home run total is 103rd, and his RBI total is 86th.
• Burleson has hit safely in nine straight games. During his last 10 games he is hitting .421 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .287 with an OBP of .353 and a slugging percentage of .422 this season.
• Donovan is 211th in home runs and 173rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Donovan takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .348 with seven doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Ivan Herrera is slashing .286/.378/.472 this season for the Cardinals.
• Herrera heads into this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .297 with three home runs, six walks and nine RBIs.
• Lars Nootbaar has collected 119 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .366 on the year.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals strike out just 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 4.23 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.321 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
• With just 161 homers allowed, the Cardinals rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
• St. Louis suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Giants batters while allowing 11 hits.