Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 3, 2024

Mike Siani (11 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (56-53) and Chicago Cubs (53-58) meet Saturday at 2:20 PM ET, live on BSMW from Wrigley Field. Mike Siani and the Cardinals are listed as underdogs on the moneyline by bookmakers (-104). Jameson Taillon takes the mound for Chicago while Kyle Gibson is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-115)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-104)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been favorites in 47 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (46.8%) in those contests.
• This season Chicago has been victorious 19 times in 42 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 53.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have won 49.1% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (26-27).
• St. Louis is 25-25 (winning 50% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 51% in this game.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes has been key for Chicago with 16 home runs, 55 RBI and a batting average of .243 this season.
• Paredes is 51st in home runs and 44th in RBI among all batters in Major League Baseball.
• Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (17) and runs batted in (62) this season while batting .233.
• Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals with 63 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .281.
• In all of MLB, Burleson is 30th in homers and 26th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .262 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 30 walks.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
• The Cubs have pitched to a 3.79 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
• Cubs pitchers have a 1.249 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
• St. Louis has a 4.06 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.272).