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The St. Louis Cardinals (24-26) will put their four-game win streak to the test when they host the Chicago Cubs (27-25) Sunday at 7:10 PM ET on ESPN. Oddsmakers consider the Cardinals -145 favorites to extend their streak, while the Cubs are +124 underdogs looking for the upset.
St. Louis’ Sonny Gray and Chicago’s Javier Assad have been named the starters for this contest.
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Cardinals and Cubs Betting Trends
The Cardinals have won 13 of the 26 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (50%).
St. Louis has a 4-3 record (winning 57.1% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -145 or shorter.
This season, the Cubs have won 15 out of the 31 games, or 48.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Chicago has a record of 4-4 when it’s set as an underdog of +124 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Cardinals have played in 49 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 24 times (24-23-2).
So far this season, the Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 22 of their 52 games with a total.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals are the second-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.9 runs per game (196 total).
St. Louis is second-worst in MLB action with 41 home runs.
The Cardinals’ .235 batting average ranks 19th in MLB.
St. Louis strikes out 8.5 times per game, the No. 13 mark in MLB.
The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors.
St. Louis’ 4.27 team ERA ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have scored 224 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
Chicago’s 48 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
The Cubs have a team batting average of .228 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 19th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
The Cubs average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the majors.
Chicago has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.80) in the majors this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Gray (6-2 with a 2.87 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cardinals, his ninth of the season.
Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 25 while batting .233.
Nolan Arenado has collected 51 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .368 on the year.
Masyn Winn’s batting average of .301 leads all St. Louis hitters this season.
Lars Nootbaar is batting .227 with an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs’ Assad (4-0) will make his 11th start of the season.
Christopher Morel paces the Cubs in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (33).
Nico Hoerner has a club-high .263 batting average.
Mike Tauchman paces the Cubs with a .263 batting average.
Cody Bellinger is hitting .247 with seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 16 walks.
Cardinals and Cubs Injuries
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), Nick Robertson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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)
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