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The St. Louis Cardinals (23-26) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they host the Chicago Cubs (27-24) on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET on FOX. The Cubs are listed as -151 favorites to stop the streak, while the Cardinals are +129 underdogs to keep their momentum.
Chicago’s Jameson Taillon gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.
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Cubs and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Cubs have compiled a 12-9 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.1% of those games).
Chicago has played seven times as moneyline favorites with odds of -151 or shorter, and claimed a victory in each game.
The Cardinals have won 10, or 43.5%, of the 23 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, St. Louis has won one of its six games when it’s the underdog by at least +129 on the moneyline.
The Cubs have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times this season for a 21-28-2 record against the over/under.
So far this season, the Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 23 of their 48 games with a total.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs rank 17th in runs scored with 218, 4.3 per game.
Chicago averages 0.9 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB action with 48 total home runs .
The Cubs’ .225 batting average ranks 26th in the majors.
Chicago’s 8.8 strikeouts per game rank 22nd in baseball.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cubs pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors.
Chicago’s 3.73 team ERA ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored the 29th-most runs in the league this season with just 189 (3.9 per game).
St. Louis has hit just 41 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the majors.
The Cardinals’ .231 batting average ranks 22nd in the league this season.
St. Louis ranks 13th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
St. Louis has pitched to a 4.26 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Taillon makes the start for the Cubs, his seventh of the season. He is 3-2 with a 2.20 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched.
Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs with nine and runs batted in with 33.
Nico Hoerner is batting .257 to lead Chicago this season.
Mike Tauchman is batting .257 to lead Chicago, while adding four homers and 15 runs batted in this season.
Cody Bellinger has 35 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .448 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Mikolas (3-5) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 11th start of the season.
Brendan Donovan has put up a team-best 23 runs batted in.
Nolan Arenado is hitting .269 with 10 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
Masyn Winn leads the Cardinals with a team-high batting average of .295.
Alec Burleson has six doubles, five home runs and six walks while hitting .298.
Cubs and Cardinals Injuries
Cubs: 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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