Cubs vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 3

Updated Aug. 3, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

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Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs will hit the field against the St. Louis Cardinals and Masyn Winn at Wrigley Field on Saturday at 2:20 PM ET. The Cubs are favored in this one, at -118, while the underdog Cardinals have -102 odds to play spoiler. Chicago is favored on the run line (-1.5). The contest's over/under is listed at 8.5 runs.

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

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Cubs vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 2:20 PM ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: BSMW

Cubs vs. Cardinals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 5, Cardinals 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Cubs 54%, Cardinals 46%

Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• This season, the Cubs have been favored 47 times and won 22, or 46.8%, of those games.
• Chicago is 19-18 this season when entering a game favored by -118 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 54.1% chance to win.
• The Cardinals have won in 26, or 49.1%, of the 53 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, St. Louis has come away with a win 23 times in 46 chances when named as an underdog of at least -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 50.5% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

STL 5 · CHC 4

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

St. Louis Cardinals

STL

-1.5

-107

O 8.5

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

-113

U 8.5

Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• The Cubs went 1-3 across the four games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Cubs and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times.
• The Cubs' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Isaac Paredes is batting .240 with 21 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 52 walks.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Paredes is 52nd in homers and 48th in RBI.
• Ian Happ's 17 home runs and 62 runs batted in both lead his team.
• Among all major league hitters, Happ is 43rd in homers and 30th in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner has 22 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks while batting .254.
• Hoerner will look to build on his six-game hitting in this game. During his last 10 games he is hitting .227 with three doubles and four RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki is hitting .275 with 19 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 32 walks.
• Suzuki has recorded at least one hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and four RBI.

Cubs Team Props

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Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

• In five games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by sportsbooks, the Cardinals had a record of 3-2.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents are 7-3-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Cardinals have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Cardinals Player Insights

• Alec Burleson has put up a team-best 63 runs batted in.
• In all of MLB, Burleson ranks 30th in homers and 26th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .262 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 31 walks.
• Donovan is 153rd among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 61st in RBI.
• Winn paces the Cardinals with a team-high batting average of .283.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .263 with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 30 walks.

Cardinals Team Props

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