St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs 5/8/2023 – On Monday evening, the St. Louis Cardinals will be locking horns with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. This will be the first game of a three-game series between these two teams. The St. Louis Cardinals are an overall 11-24 on the season after their weekend series against the Detroit Tigers. The Chicago Cubs played a successful series against the Miami Marlins last time out and are an even 17-17 on the scoreboard. The Chicago Cubs will be winning this matchup as favored by the top MLB betting sites.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs 5/8/2023
| When: | Monday, May 8, 7:40 PM EDT |
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| Where: | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois |
| TV: | MLBN |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs 5/8/2023
| Team | RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | +1.5 (-155) | 8.5 o (-120) | +143 |  |
| Chicago Cubs | -1.5 (+135) | 8.5 u (+100) | -155 | |
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St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming here on a losing streak and lastly lost both games against the Detroit Tigers. In this baseball season, the Cardinals are batting with an average of .259 and have accumulated 156 runs in total. The highest number of home runs for the Cardinals in this season has been scored by Paul Goldschmidt who has knocked seven homers out of the park. Miles Mikolas gets the ball here. Mikolas is 1-1 this season with a 5.79 ERA.
Players to watch: Nolan Arenado 3B (GP 34, AB 138, R 15, H 32, 2B 4, 3B 0, HR 3, RBI 18, TB 45, BB 10, SO 31, SB 1, AVG 0.232, OBP 0.282, SLG 0.326, OPS 0.608, WAR 0.1, Paul Goldschmidt 1B (GP 34, AB 134, R 22, H 43, 2B 14, 3B 0, HR 7, RBI 20, TB 78, BB 18, SO 26, SB 4, AVG 0.321, OBP 0.409, SLG 0.582, OPS 0.991, WAR 1.7
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs were paired with the Miami Marlins before coming here and managed to win both games in that series. The Cubs are batting with an average of .268 and have scored a total of 168 runs. Patrick Wisdom has scored the highest number of home runs for the team with 11 homers to his name, along with 21 rib-eyes. On the mound, the Cubs will feature Marcus Stroman is 2-2 this season with a 2.18 ERA.
Players to watch: Nico Hoerner 2B (GP 34, AB 149, R 25, H 46, 2B 6, 3B 1, HR 2, RBI 19, TB 60, BB 9, SO 17, SB 12, AVG 0.309, OBP 0.354, SLG 0.403, OPS 0.757, WAR 1.4, Dansby Swanson SS (GP 33, AB 129, R 19, H 35, 2B 5, 3B 0, HR 2, RBI 9, TB 46, BB 23, SO 36, SB 3, AVG 0.271, OBP 0.382, SLG 0.357, OPS 0.738, WAR 1.3
St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Betting Numbers
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St. Louis Cardinals
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 5 games.
St. Louis are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games.
St. Louis are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Chi Cubs.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 7 games against an opponent in the National League.
St. Louis are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
St. Louis are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs.
Chicago Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs’ last 8 games.
Chi Cubs are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’ last 6 games at home.
Chi Cubs are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs’ last 11 games against an opponent in the National League.
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played in May.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Betting Picks
The St. Louis Cardinals are easily the weaker team in this pairing and will struggle to put up points. The Cubs will hope that their momentum from their previous series will help them take control of this game. The Chicago Cubs are favorites to win here as per the latest baseball betting odds.
Score Prediction: Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.
