The St. Louis Cardinals (71-53) and Chicago Cubs (54-70) wrap up a 5-game series at Wrigley Field with a 2:20 p.m. ET matinee Thursday in the finale. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Cubs odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: St. Louis leads 8-6
The Cardinals had an 8-game win streak snapped earlier this week. St. Louis had allowed just 6 runs through the first 3 games of this series, but Redbird pitching was touched up for 7 R in Wednesday’s 7-1 Chicago win.
The Cubs are 9 games under-.500 at home (28-37), but they’ve performed well at Wrigley in recent weeks. And pitching has led the way. Chicago owns a 2.99 ERA 12-11 record in its last 23 games in front of the ivy.