Cardinals vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 12

Updated Jul. 12, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals will attempt to beat Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs when the teams square off on Friday at 8:15 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Cardinals as -200 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Cubs +167 moneyline odds. St. Louis is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total is 8 runs for this contest (with -115 odds on the over and -105 odds to go under).

Here's 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: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 8:15 PM ET
• Where: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+

Cardinals vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cardinals 5, Cubs 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Cardinals 52%, Cubs 48%

Cardinals vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been favorites in 46 games this season and won 25 (54.3%) of those contests.
• St. Louis is 1-2 this season when entering a game favored by -200 or more on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a 66.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Cubs have been chosen as underdogs in 51 games this year and have walked away with the win 23 times (45.1%) in those games.
• Oddsmakers have given Chicago the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +167 moneyline listed for this contest.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 37.5% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

CHC 5 · STL 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+168

O 8

St. Louis Cardinals

STL

-1.5

-204

U 8

Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

• The Cardinals were favored on the moneyline for six of their last 10 games, and they finished 4-2 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Cardinals and their opponents combined to hit the over seven times.
• The Cardinals' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Cardinals Player Insights

• Burleson has been the Cardinals top run producer this season, leading the team with 48 RBI while hitting .282 with 15 home runs.
• In all of MLB, Burleson is 35th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
• Burleson takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .270 with 21 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 27 walks.
• Donovan ranks 136th in homers and 59th in RBI in the bigs.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .263 with 14 doubles, eight home runs and 23 walks.
• Masyn Winn has a club-leading .286 batting average.

Cardinals Team Props

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• In six games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by oddsmakers, the Cubs had a record of 4-2.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Cubs and their opponents are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Cubs have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Happ has sent home a team-best 56 runs batted in.
• Happ is 41st in homers and 24th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Nico Hoerner has 16 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 30 walks while batting .251.
• Hoerner is currently 250th in homers and 193rd in RBI in the major leagues.
• Christopher Morel has 16 home runs, tops in the clubhouse.
• Seiya Suzuki is batting .264 with 14 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 24 walks.

Cubs Team Props

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