Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 14, 2024

The Chicago Cubs (33-36) and St. Louis Cardinals (33-34) meet Friday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ. The Cubs are -113 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Cardinals are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +157 odds. Chicago’s Jordan Wicks gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-113)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-107)
• Over/under: 8

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been chosen as favorites in 28 games this year and have walked away with the win 15 times (53.6%) in those games.
• This season Chicago has come away with a win 15 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -113 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 53.1% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have won 44.1% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (15-19).
• St. Louis has a 14-19 record (winning 42.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -107 or longer.
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.7% in this matchup.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs with 13 and runs batted in with 40.
• Among hitters in MLB, Morel is 19th in homers and 26th in RBI.
• Cody Bellinger’s batting average of .267 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .248 with 15 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks.
• Donovan is 156th in homers and 88th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .260 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 20 walks.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Cubs have pitched to a 3.93 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Cubs rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.289 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• St. Louis has a 4.00 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.265).