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The St. Louis Cardinals (23-26) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they host the Chicago Cubs (27-24) Friday at 8:15 PM ET on MARQ. Bookmakers consider the Cubs to be -152 favorites, while the Cardinals are +129 underdogs to keep their streak alive.
Shota Imanaga starts for Chicago while Miles Mikolas is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.
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The Cubs have a 12-9 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 57.1% of those games).
Chicago has won all seven games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -152 or shorter.
The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs 23 times this season and won 10, or 43.5%, of those games.
St. Louis has a record of 1-5 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +129 on the moneyline.
The Cubs have played in 51 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-28-2).
Games involving the Cardinals have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 23 of 48 chances this season.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs are the 16th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.3 runs per game (218 total).
Chicago ranks 19th in MLB action with 48 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
The Cubs’ .225 batting average ranks 25th in MLB.
Chicago’s 8.8 strikeouts per game rank 23rd in baseball.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors.
Chicago’s 3.73 team ERA ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored 189 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
St. Louis ranks 27th in Major League Baseball with just 41 home runs as a team.
The Cardinals rank 22nd in MLB with a .231 team batting average.
St. Louis ranks 14th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
St. Louis has the 21st-ranked ERA (4.26) in the majors this season.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will send Imanaga (5-0) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 5-0 with a 0.84 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings pitched.
Christopher Morel is batting .205 this season with a team-high nine home runs and 33 RBI.
Nico Hoerner is batting .257 to lead Chicago this season.
Mike Tauchman leads Chicago with a .257 batting average while slugging four homers and driving in 15 runs.
Cody Bellinger is batting .241 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .448 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals’ Mikolas (3-5) will make his 11th start of the season.
Brendan Donovan has put up a team-best 23 runs batted in.
Nolan Arenado is batting .269 with 10 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
Masyn Winn paces the Cardinals with a team-high batting average of .295.
Alec Burleson has six doubles, five home runs and six walks while batting .298.
Cubs and Cardinals Injuries
Cubs: Drew Smyly: 15 Day IL (Hip), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Yency Almonte: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Colten Brewer: 15 Day IL (Back), Keegan Thompson: 15 Day IL (Illness), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Arm), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Giovanny Gallegos: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Riley O’Brien: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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