The St. Louis Cardinals (13-24) finish their 3-game road series with the Chicago Cubs (17-19) Wednesday. First pitch from Wrigley Field is at 7:40 ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Cardinals lead 2-0
The Cardinals may be pessimistic on how this season will play out after one of the slowest starts in franchise history but their rivalry with the Chicago Cubs is still as powerful as ever. St. Louis has come out of the gate running against its NL Central rival and can try to complete its first series sweep of the season with a win Wednesday.
The Cubs are still trying to figure themselves out. They have the 5th best batting average in the league (.255) but are only 10th in runs/game due to having a league-worst 273 runners left on base.