Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 24, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (23-26) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they host the Chicago Cubs (27-24) on Friday at 8:15 PM ET on MARQ. The Cubs are listed as -137 favorites to stop the streak, while the Cardinals are +116 underdogs to keep their momentum. Shota Imanaga gets the starting nod for Chicago while Miles Mikolas is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-137)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+116)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been favorites in 20 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (55%) in those contests.
• This season Chicago has come away with a win eight times in nine chances when named as a favorite of at least -137 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 57.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have a 10-13 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.5% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer, St. Louis has a 4-7 record (winning only 36.4% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cardinals’ implied win probability is 46.3%.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Christopher Morel is batting .205 this season with a team-high nine home runs and 33 RBI.
• Morel’s home runs put him 24th in MLB, and he is 17th in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .257 to lead Chicago this season.
• Brendan Donovan leads the Cardinals with 23 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Donovan’s home run total puts him 144th, and his RBI total ranks 69th.
• Nolan Arenado has 10 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks while batting .269.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Cubs have the 10th-best ERA (3.73) in the majors this season.
• The Cubs rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.277 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• St. Louis has the 21st-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.26).
• The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.304).