Cardinals vs. Cubs: Betting Preview for August 4
Published 3:24 am Sunday, August 4, 2024
When the Chicago Cubs (54-59) and St. Louis Cardinals (57-54) square of at Wrigley Field on Sunday, August 4, Justin Steele will get the ball for the Cubs, while the Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas to the hill. The game will begin at 7:10 PM ET.
The Cubs (-155), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Cardinals (+130) The total for this matchup is 8.5.
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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
- The Cardinals will hand the ball to Mikolas (8-8) for his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings pitched against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
- 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 this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 22 chances this season.
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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Cardinals’ 115 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 290 extra-base hits, St. Louis ranks 19th in MLB with a .388 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cardinals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
- St. Louis has scored 466 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
- 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 averages the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
- The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.265 WHIP this season.
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