The St. Louis Cardinals (23-26) will host the Chicago Cubs (27-24), Saturday at 7:15 PM ET, in a clash of NL Central rivals.
The Cardinals are an underdog (+120 on the moneyline to win) when they takes the field at home against the Cubs (-142). The Cubs will give the ball to Jameson Taillon (3-2) versus the Cardinals and Matthew Liberatore (1-2).
The Cubs lost 3-0 against the Braves Saturday, with Hayden Wesneski getting credited with the loss. He threw 1 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on one hit while striking out two. Seiya Suzuki went 2-for-4 to lead the Cubs offensively.
The Cardinals defeated the Orioles 5-4 Saturday. Masyn Winn led the way offensively after going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI, and John King got the win, pitching two innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.
Ahead of this Cubs vs. Cardinals showdown, here is what you need to get ready for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cubs (-142, bet $142 to win $100)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cubs vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, May 25, 2024
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: MLB.tv
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cubs stats and trends
Cubs betting records
- The Cubs have been favorites in 20 games this season and won 11 (55%) of those contests.
- Chicago has entered seven games this season favored by -142 or more, and won each of those games.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 58.7% chance to win.
- Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of its 51 games with a total this season.
- The Cubs are 24-26-0 ATS in their 50 games with a spread this season.
Jameson Taillon (Cubs probable starter)
- Taillon (3-2) gets the starting nod for the Cubs in his seventh start of the season. He has a 2.20 ERA in 32 2/3 innings pitched, with 22 strikeouts.
- His last appearance was on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the right-hander went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.20, with 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are hitting .230 against him.
- Taillon is trying to pick up his third quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Taillon is trying to pick up his fifth start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- He has had one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- He meets a Cardinals offense that ranks 29th in the league with 189 runs while batting .231 as a squad. It has a collective .361 slugging percentage (24th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 41 home runs (27th in MLB).
Cubs batting stats
- The Cubs’ 48 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Chicago have combined for a team rank of 22nd in the majors with a .368 team slugging percentage.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .225 this season, which ranks 25th among MLB teams.
- Chicago has scored 218 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs have the 16th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
- Chicago ranks 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- The Cardinals have won in 10, or 43.5%, of the 23 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- St. Louis has a win-loss record of 3-5 when favored by +120 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Contests with St. Louis has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 22 of 48 chances this season.
- The Cardinals are 24-23-0 against the spread in their 47 games that had a posted line this season.
Matthew Liberatore (Cardinals probable starter)
- The Cardinals will send Liberatore (1-2) out for his fourth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last outing on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, the left-hander went three innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- In 16 games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 5.40 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .278 to opposing hitters.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in nine of his 16 appearances this season.
- The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .225 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 378 total hits and 16th in MLB play with 218 runs scored. They have the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.368) and are 19th in all of MLB with 48 home runs.
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals have hit the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball this season (41).
- This season, St. Louis’ .361 slugging percentage is 24th in the majors.
- The Cardinals rank 22nd in MLB with a .231 batting average.
- St. Louis is the second-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.9 runs per game (189 total).
- The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .308.
