Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 4, 2024

Mike Siani will look to extend his 12-game hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (56-54) take on the Chicago Cubs (54-58). The Cubs are listed as -148 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:10 PM ET Sunday, live on ESPN from Wrigley Field. Justin Steele will get the ball for Chicago while St. Louis will counter with Miles Mikolas.

Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-148)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+126)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been victorious in 22, or 46.8%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Chicago has a record of 11-5 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -148 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 59.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Cardinals have gone 26-27 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 49.1% of those games).
• St. Louis is 5-11 (winning just 31.2% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +126 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 44.2%.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes has been key for Chicago with 16 home runs, 55 RBI and a batting average of .240 this season.
• Among hitters in MLB, Paredes is 52nd in home runs and 48th in RBI.
• Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (17) and runs batted in (62) this season while batting .230.
• Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals with 63 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Burleson is 30th in homers and 26th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 31 walks while batting .262.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Cubs have the eighth-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
• The Cubs rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.251 WHIP this season.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• St. Louis has a 4.07 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.271).