Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction 8-4-24 MLB Picks

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs meet Sunday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction. This will be the final installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview

The Cardinals last played the Texas Rangers in their early-week series. St. Louis lost Monday’s game but came back for victories in the other pair. Following losses 5-4 and 6-3 to the Cubs, on Saturday the Cardinals eked out a 5-4 victory on nine hits.

In the starter slot for the Sunday finale the Cardinals will send out Miles Mikolas. This year Mikolas is 8-8 with a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts. Mikolas is 62-61 with a 4.06 ERA in 200 career games (172 starts).

Chicago Cubs Betting Preview

Over on the Cubs’ side, they took on the Cincinnati Reds in their last set. Chicago lost the first two installments of that set, then staved off the sweep with a 13-4 win on Wednesday. On Saturday the Cubs gave up three runs in the eighth inning and blew a 4-1 lead. Starter Jameson Taillon lasted 6.0 innings with one earned run.

It’ll be Justin Steele in the starter role for Chicago during the finale. This year so far Steele is 2-5 with a 3.38 ERA in 17 starts. In 91 career games (80 starts) Steele is 26-21 with a 3.32 ERA in 91 games (80 starts).

Cardinals vs Cubs Pick Injury Notes

Cardinals RP Riley O’Brien could be activated from the 60-day injured list next week.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Cardinals’ last six games have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Each of the last six games between the Cardinals and Cubs have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last four night games at Wrigley Field.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last eight Sunday games at Wrigley Field.

Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts

• Justin Steele has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances with the Cubs as favorites.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
• Dansby Swanson has recorded at least one Single in each of the Cubs’ last six night games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances with the Cubs as favorites against NL opponents.
• Justin Steele has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances against the Cardinals.
• Cody Bellinger has hit a home run in each of the Cubs’ last two games as favorites.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded an RBI in five of his last six appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with the Cubs as favorites against NL opponents.
• Nico Hoerner has scored a run in each of the Cubs’ last five games against the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts

• Masyn Winn has scored at least one run in each of the Cardinals’ last six night games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Masyn Winn has hit a home run in three of the Cardinals’ last four night games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Alec Burleson has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances against the Cubs after playing the previous day.
• Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one hit in 16 of his last 17 appearances in night games against NL Central teams that held a losing record.
• Miles Mikolas has recorded four or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances with the Cardinals as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
• Brandon Crawford has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances with the Cardinals as road underdogs.
• Alec Burleson has recorded a Single in eight of his last nine appearances with the Cardinals as road underdogs against NL opponents.
• Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one total base in 16 of his last 17 appearances in night games against NL Central teams that held a losing record.
• Miles Mikolas has recorded a win in four of his last five road appearances.

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction

I’ll stick with the Cubs. This one’s going to depend on how the starters do, though. Steele is 2-2 over his last seven starts, notching a 3.65 ERA in that time with 18 earned runs in 44.1 innings. As for Mikolas, he’s given up 11 earned runs over his last three starts in 17.1 innings. Six of those earned runs came in one game, the last time he saw the Cubs.

On Saturday the Cubs were doing great until the eighth inning but got a rough bullpen performance. I like Chicago to bounce back and take the series win Sunday, but it should be another close one.