Cardinals vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 14, 2024

Nico Hoerner (10 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the Chicago Cubs (46-51) and St. Louis Cardinals (50-45) meet Sunday at 2:15 PM ET, live on BSMW from Busch Stadium. Nico Hoerner and the Cubs are listed as underdogs on the moneyline by bookmakers (+125). St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Jameson Taillon.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Cubs Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-149)
• Underdog: Cubs (+125)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 49 games this year and have walked away with the win 27 times (55.1%) in those games.
• This year St. Louis has won eight of 16 games when listed as at least -149 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 59.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Cubs have been the moneyline underdog 54 total times this season. They’ve gone 24-30 in those games.
• Chicago is 7-4 (winning 63.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +125 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 44.4%.

Cardinals vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 52 while batting .285.
• Burleson ranks 28th in baseball in homers, and 34th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has 95 hits and an OBP of .338 to go with a slugging percentage of .406 this season.
• Ian Happ has racked up a team-high 56 runs batted in.
• In all of MLB, Happ is 44th in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Hoerner has 16 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 31 walks while hitting .257.

Cardinals vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have pitched to a 3.99 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.270 WHIP this season.
• The Cubs pitching staff is fifth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.81).
• The Cubs have the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.257).