Cardinals vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 1

Updated Aug. 1, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals will look to out-hit Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday at 8:05 PM ET. The Cardinals are -114 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Cubs (-106). St. Louis is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +150 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for this matchup.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Cardinals-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Cardinals vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 8:05 PM ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: MARQ

Cardinals vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 4, Cardinals 3
• Total Prediction: Under 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Cardinals 54%, Cubs 46%

Cardinals vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• This season, the Cardinals have been favored 55 times and won 29, or 52.7%, of those games.
• St. Louis has a record of 25-25 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -114 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 53.3% chance to win.
• The Cubs have come away with 29 wins in the 61 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Chicago has come away with a win 26 times in 55 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 51.5% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

STL 4 · CHC 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

St. Louis Cardinals

STL

+1.5

-105

O 8

Chicago Cubs

CHC

-1.5

-115

U 8

Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

• The Cardinals have a 1-3 record over the four games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Cardinals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Cardinals have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Cardinals Player Insights

• Alec Burleson comes into Thursday's game hitting .281 with 63 RBI, both team-leading marks for the Cardinals. He has also launched 18 homers in 2024.
• Including all MLB batters, Burleson is 23rd in batting average, 87th in on-base percentage, and 33rd in slugging.
• Burleson carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .158 with two walks and three RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .264 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 30 walks.
• Donovan ranks 146th in home runs and 61st in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .263 with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 29 walks.
• Arenado is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Masyn Winn is hitting .280 with 18 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 29 walks.
• Winn is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .190 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.

Cardinals Team Props

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• The Cubs have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Cubs and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Cubs have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Isaac Paredes is hitting .245 with 21 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 52 walks.
• Paredes ranks 50th in home runs and 44th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Happ been a consistent power bat this season, as he paces his team with 17 home runs and 62 runs batted in.
• Happ is 42nd among all hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 29th in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner is batting .252 with 22 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
• Seiya Suzuki is batting .270 with 18 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 32 walks.

Cubs Team Props

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