Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 16, 2024

The Chicago Cubs (34-37) and the St. Louis Cardinals (34-35) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday at 1:05 PM ET. The Cubs are -132 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Cardinals (+111). Chicago’s Jameson Taillon gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-132)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+111)
• Over/under: 11

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Cubs have won in 16, or 53.3%, of the 30 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Chicago has a record of 12-3 when favored by -132 or more this year.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 56.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Cardinals are 16-20 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.4% of those games).
• St. Louis has a 7-15 record (winning only 31.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +111 or longer.
• The Cardinals have a 47.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Christopher Morel is batting .198 this season with a team-high 13 home runs and 40 RBI.
• Morel ranks 22nd in baseball in home runs, and 29th in RBI.
• Cody Bellinger leads Chicago in batting with a .268 average while slugging nine homers and driving in 32 runs.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .245 with 15 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks.
• Donovan is 163rd in home runs and 93rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .262 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 20 walks.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.87 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The Cubs rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.274 WHIP this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors.
• St. Louis has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.263).