The St. Louis Cardinals (34-34) and Chicago Cubs (33-37)) face off in the Saturday game of a 3-game weekend series. First pitch from Wrigley Field is set for 2:20 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Cardinals vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: St. Louis leads 3-0
St. Louis picked up a 3-0 win in Friday’s series opener and covered as a +111 road underdog — the Under (7.5) cashed. The Cardinals broke a scoreless tie in the 8th with a solo HR from C Padro Pages and added 2 more runs in the 9th on RBIs from DH Ivan Herrera and OF Dylan Carlson to come away with the win, St. Louis’ 3rd in a row. SP Kyle Gibson was superb, yielding just 2 hits in 7 innings, while striking out 6.
Chicago, which finished with just 3 hits, has dropped back-to-back games and 6 of its last 8. The Cubs have only hit .212 and averaged 2.6 runs per game during the 8-game stretch. The pitching staff has'given up at least 3 runs in each of the Cubs’ last 19 losses.