The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals meet Saturday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Here’s a Cardinals vs Cubs Prediction. This article will include a Cardinals vs Cubs Pick.
Chicago Cubs Betting Preview
The Chicago Cubs are 31-27 on the year and play the Athletics and Giants next. The Chicago Cubs are batting .239 on the season and have a .336 OBP and a .388 slugging percentage. The Chicago Cubs’ pitching staff has a 4.23 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Alex Bregman leads the Chicago Cubs with 60 hits and 17 RBI, while Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner have combined for 106 hits and 65 RBI.
Ben Brown gets the ball for the Chicago Cubs, and he is 1-2 with a 2.01 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. This will be Brown’s second career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 30-25 on the year and play the Reds and Rangers next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .239 on the season, with a .318 OBP and a .388 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 4.23 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Jordan Walker leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 61 hits and 42 RBI, while Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera have combined for 112 hits and 62 RBI.
Kyle Leahy gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 5-3 with a 4.44 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. Leahy is 0-0 with a 3.55 ERA and 4 strikeouts in his career against the Chicago Cubs.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cubs have lost each of their last eight games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won eight of the Cubs’ last nine games.
- The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in eight of the Cubs’ last nine games.
- The Cubs have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against NL Central opponents.
- The Cubs have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six Saturday road games.
Why the Chicago Cubs will win
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last seven home games against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Cubs have won each of their last four games against the Cardinals following a loss.
- The Cubs have covered the run line in each of their last four games against the Cardinals following a loss.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven home games against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Cubs have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games at Busch Stadium against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five home games.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Cubs’ last eight road games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Cardinals’ last four home games as home underdogs has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Cardinals’ last eight night games against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 12 of the Cubs’ last 13 Saturday games at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Lars Nootbaar has hit a home run in two of his last three home appearances against the Cubs.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 Saturday night appearances against NL teams that held a winning record.
Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts
- Ian Happ has hit a home run in each of the Cubs’ last three games.
- Alex Bregman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 road appearances.
Cardinals vs Cubs Prediction
One win doesn’t move the needle a bunch, as the Cardinals have been in horrible form this week. Leahy has been hittable this season with a 4.44 ERA and 1.58 WHIP, and he does have control issues. Brown has been dealing through 44.2 innings, allowing a 2.01 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. Brown has allowed 13 hits and 5 runs in his last 22 innings. Brown has been even better through 23.2 road innings, where he has a 1.52 ERA and a .139 batting average allowed. I’ll side with the Cubs on Saturday night.