Cardinals vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 5, 2024

Entering Sunday’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (15-17), the Chicago White Sox (6-26) are on a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 2:15 PM ET on BSMW with the Cardinals listed as -180 favorites, while the are +152 underdogs who may be heading for a fifth straight defeat. Kyle Gibson will get the ball for St. Louis while Chicago will counter with Garrett Crochet.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-180)
• Underdog: White Sox (+152)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cardinals vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been favorites in 15 games this season and have come away with the win eight times (53.3%) in those contests.
• St. Louis has played as a favorite of -180 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 64.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The White Sox have put together a 6-26 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 18.8% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +152 or longer, Chicago has a record of 4-16 (20%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the White Sox have an implied win probability of 39.7%.

Cardinals vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in homers with five while also maintaining a team-best .281 batting average.
• Of all batters in Major League Baseball, Contreras’ home run total places him 41st and his RBI tally places him 167th.
• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 16 while batting .215 with three homers.
• Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with three home runs and has a team-high batting average of .255.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Sheets ranks 99th in home runs and 137th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi has shown off his power as he leads his team with three home runs and 13 RBI.

Cardinals vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
• The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.282 WHIP this season.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Chicago has the 29th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.11).
• The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in baseball (1.462).