The St. Louis Cardinals (56-53) will visit the Chicago Cubs (53-58), in the second game of a four-game series, Friday at 2:20 PM ET.
The Cubs (-114 moneyline odds to win) and the Cardinals (-105) will play in a projected tight contest. The Cubs will give the ball to Javier Assad (5-3) against the Cardinals and Erick Fedde (7-4).
These clubs meet again following the Cubs’ 5-4 victory over the Cardinals yesterday. Nate Pearson (2.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) picked up the win for the Cubs. Cody Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Ryan Helsley (0.2 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 0 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Cardinals.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Cubs vs. Cardinals contest, including viewing options.
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cubs (-114, bet $114 to win $100)
- Underdog: Cardinals (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8
Cubs vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, August 2, 2024
- Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cubs stats and trends
Cubs betting records
- The Cubs have been favorites in 47 games this season and won 22 (46.8%) of those contests.
- Chicago has a record of 20-23, a 46.5% win rate, when favored by -114 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 53.3% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
- Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 47 of its 111 games with a total this season.
- The Cubs have an ATS record of 49-61-0 in 110 games with a spread this season.
Javier Assad (Cubs probable starter)
- Assad makes the start for the Cubs, his 20th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 3.23 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, when he threw six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.23 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .242 to opposing batters.
- Assad is looking to secure his fifth quality start of the season in this game.
- Assad has pitched five or more innings in a game 12 times this year heading into this matchup.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Cardinals offense has the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.390) and ranks 18th in MLB play with 114 home runs. It has a collective .247 batting average, and is 13th in MLB with 916 total hits and 22nd in MLB action scoring 458 runs.
- Assad has thrown 7 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 12 hits while striking out eight against the Cardinals this season.
Cubs batting stats
- The Cubs have hit 110 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- The offense for Chicago has a slugging percentage of .379 this season, 22nd in MLB.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .234 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
- Chicago has scored the 17th-most runs in the majors this season with 462 (4.2 per game).
- The Cubs have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
- Chicago ranks 22nd in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- The Cardinals have been victorious in 26, or 49.1%, of the 53 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, St. Louis has been victorious 25 times in 51 chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 51.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- St. Louis and its opponents have gone over in 52 of its 108 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Cardinals have an against the spread record of 55-52-0 in 107 games with a line this season.
Erick Fedde (Cardinals probable starter)
- Fedde (7-4) gets the starting nod for the Cardinals in his 22nd start of the season. He’s put together a 3.11 ERA in 121 2/3 innings pitched, with 108 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came for the Chicago White Sox on Saturday when the righty tossed four innings against the Seattle Mariners, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- Over 21 games this season, the 31-year-old has put up a 3.11 ERA and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .227 to his opponents.
- Fedde has registered 10 quality starts this season.
- Fedde heads into this game with 18 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He has had five appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 866 total hits and 17th in MLB action with 462 runs scored. They have the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.379) and are 23rd in all of MLB with 110 home runs.
- Fedde has pitched five innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out seven against the Cubs this season.
- The 31-year-old ranks 15th in ERA (3.11), 29th in WHIP (1.142), and 46th in K/9 (8.0) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals average 1.0 home run per game to rank 18th in baseball with 114 total home runs.
- So far this year, St. Louis’ .390 slugging percentage ranks 19th in the majors.
- The Cardinals are 13th in the majors with a .247 batting average.
- St. Louis scores the 22nd-most runs in baseball (458 total, 4.2 per game).
- The Cardinals’ .310 on-base percentage is 17th in baseball.
