St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction 7-14-24 Picks

In this article, we will formulate a St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, July 14th at Busch Stadium.

Cubs Have To Turn it Around Quick

The Cubs had all the momentum heading into Saturday, but that all went away as they have lost two games in a row. In the two games, the Cubs pitching wasn’t good enough, and they are going to need the pitching to be better here. The Cubs are averaging 4.19 runs, while their ptiching is giving up 4.29 runs per game. The offense is ranked 19th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 25th. Christopher Morel has hit 16 home runs and driven in 47 RBIs. Getting the start for the Cubs will be Jameson Tailon who sits a 6-4 record and an ERA of 2.99. In his last start against the Baltimore Orioles he went six innings giving up four hits and two runs. 

Why the Cubs Will Beat the Cardinals

• The Cubs have won seven of their last eight day games following a loss.
• The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games as home favorites following a win.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as favorites against NL Central opponents following a win.
• The Cubs have covered the run line in 10 of their last 11 games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents following a loss.
• The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as home favorites.

Cardinals Offense Has Confidence 

The Cardinals played two games on Saturday, and they ended up scoring 16 runs on the way to the two victories. The Cardinals’ offense at times has been inconsistent, and they are going to need the offense to be more consistent going forward. The Cardinals are 4.15 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.5 runs per game. The offense is ranked 21st in the league while the pitching is ranked 20th. Nolan Gorman has hit 17 home runs and driven in 47 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Cardinals will be Miles Mikolas who sits with a 7-7 record and an ERA of 4.88. In his last start against the Washington Nationals he went 6.1 innings giving up six hits and zero runs. 

Why the Cardinals Will Beat the Cubs

• The Cubs have lost each of their last eight road games against the Cardinals following a loss.
• The Cardinals have won each of their last seven home games against the Cubs following a home win.
• The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last six Sunday day games against National League opponents.
• The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 17 day games against NL Central opponents.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction

This game is going to be lower scoring. Mikolas in his last start was good, and he should have confidence that he can build on here. The Cardinals bats are going to be ice-cold against Tailon who sits with an ERA of 2.99. Both of these offenses are going to have some major issues getting going, and that will be the difference here, as this game is going to stay under the total. Back the under to cash.