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The St. Louis Cardinals (23-26) roll into Sunday’s matchup with the Chicago Cubs (27-24) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 7:10 PM ET on ESPN with the Cardinals listed as -136 favorites on the moneyline. St. Louis’ Sonny Gray and Chicago’s Javier Assad have been named the starters for this contest.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $34.71
Cardinals to win vs Cubs -136
Cardinals vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-136)
- Underdog: Cubs (+116)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cardinals vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 25 games this year and have walked away with the win 12 times (48%) in those games.
- This season St. Louis has come away with a win seven times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -136 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 57.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Cubs have been the underdog on the moneyline 30 total times this season. They’ve finished 15-15 in those games.
- Chicago is 8-7 (winning 53.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 46.3%.
Cardinals vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 23 and has a batting average of .229.
- Donovan ranks 148th in home runs and 72nd in RBI among all batters in baseball.
- Nolan Arenado is batting .269 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .371 this season.
- Christopher Morel leads the Cubs in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (33).
- Morel’s home run total ranks 25th in the majors, and he is 19th in RBI.
- Nico Hoerner has a club-best .257 batting average.
Cardinals vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.26 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.304 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
- Chicago has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.73).
- The Cubs average baseball’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.277).