Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 15, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (34-34) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they visit the Chicago Cubs (33-37) on Saturday at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ. The Cubs are listed as -172 favorites to stop the streak, while the Cardinals are +144 underdogs to keep their momentum. Shota Imanaga will get the ball for Chicago while St. Louis will counter with Andre Pallante.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-172)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+144)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Cubs have come away with 15 wins in the 29 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Chicago has been a -172 moneyline favorite on eight occasions this season and won every time.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 63.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have won 45.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (16-19).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +144 or longer, St. Louis has gone 1-6 (14.3%).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 41% in this game.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Christopher Morel is batting .202 this season with a team-high 13 home runs and 40 RBI.
• Among all batters in baseball, Morel’s home run total ranks him 19th and his RBI tally places him 28th.
• Cody Bellinger leads Chicago in batting with a .262 average while slugging nine homers and driving in 32 runs.
• Brendan Donovan has 15 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks while batting .248.
• Donovan’s home run total ranks 159th in the big leagues, and he is 89th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .260 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 20 walks.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
• The Cubs have pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Cubs rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.287 WHIP this season.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors.
• St. Louis has a 3.94 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.256).