Cardinals vs. Cubs: Betting Preview for August 4
Published 4:25 am Sunday, August 4, 2024
The Chicago Cubs (54-59) and the St. Louis Cardinals (57-54) will go head to head on Sunday, August 4 at Wrigley Field, with Justin Steele starting for the Cubs and Miles Mikolas taking the mound for the Cardinals. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET.
At +130, the Cardinals are the moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the Cubs, who are -155. Sportsbooks have listed the total for this matchup at 8.5 runs.
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Cardinals vs. Cubs Game Info
- Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Venue: Wrigley Field
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Cubs -155
- Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals +130
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher
- Mikolas (8-8) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in six innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- He’s looking to extend his two-game quality start streak.
- Mikolas will look to pitch five or more innings for the sixth start in a row.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 22 chances this season.
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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Cardinals have hit 115 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the majors.
- St. Louis ranks 19th in the majors with a .388 team slugging percentage.
- The Cardinals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
- St. Louis ranks 22nd in the majors with 466 total runs scored this season.
- The Cardinals have the 17th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.310).
- The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.3 whiffs per contest.
- St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.07 ERA this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- St. Louis strikes out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.265 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
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