On Saturday, the Chicago Cubs (46-49) are visiting the St. Louis Cardinals (48-45), at 2:15 PM ET. The Cardinals have dropped three in a row.

The Cubs are an underdog (+167 moneyline odds) when they visit the Cardinals (-200). The Cardinals will give the ball to Lance Lynn (4-4) against the Cubs and Hayden Wesneski (3-5).

The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 5-1 yesterday, with Kyle Hendricks getting the win (7.0 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 3 K) and Nico Hoerner leading the way offensively (going 2-for-3 with two RBI). Sonny Gray (7.0 IP, 3 R, 9 H, 6 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.

Get ready for the Cardinals vs. Cubs with what you need to know about Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Cardinals (-200, bet $200 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Cubs (+167, bet $100 to win $167)
  • Over/under: 8

Cardinals vs. Cubs: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Saturday, July 13, 2024
  • Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
  • Stadium: Busch Stadium
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cardinals stats and trends

Cardinals betting records

  • This season, the Cardinals have been favored 47 times and won 25, or 53.2%, of those games.
  • St. Louis has a record of 1-3 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -200 on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 66.7% chance to win.
  • So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 42 of 92 games with a total.
  • The Cardinals are 46-45-0 ATS in their 91 games with a spread this season.

Lance Lynn (Cardinals probable starter)

  • Lynn (4-4) gets the starting nod for the Cardinals in his 19th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.48 ERA in 90 1/3 innings pitched, with 86 strikeouts.
  • The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Washington Nationals, when he went 2 2/3 innings, allowing 10 earned runs while giving up nine hits.
  • In 18 games this season, the 37-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.48, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .256 against him.
  • Lynn has registered five quality starts this year.
  • Lynn is looking to record his 12th start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
  • He has had five appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
  • The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 21st in the league with 738 total hits and 18th in MLB action with 400 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.375) and ranks 24th in home runs (91) in all of MLB.

Cardinals batting stats

  • The Cardinals have hit 90 homers this season, which ranks 25th in the league.
  • Hitters for St. Louis have combined for a team rank of 21st in the majors with a .381 team slugging percentage.
  • The Cardinals have a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.
  • St. Louis ranks 25th in the majors with 379 total runs scored this season.
  • The Cardinals have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
  • St. Louis is ranked 17th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.

Cubs stats and trends

Cubs betting records

  • The Cubs have won in 24, or 46.2%, of the 52 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have assigned Chicago this season with a +167 moneyline set for this game.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 37.5% chance of walking away with the win.
  • Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 40 of its 95 opportunities.
  • The Cubs are 42-52-0 against the spread in their 94 games that had a posted line this season.

Hayden Wesneski (Cubs probable starter)

  • Wesneski gets the start for the Cubs, his seventh of the season. He is 3-5 with a 3.67 ERA and 53 strikeouts through 56 1/3 innings pitched.
  • His last time out came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the right-hander tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up only one hit.
  • In 23 games this season, the 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.67, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .199 against him.
  • Wesneski has registered three quality starts this year.
  • Wesneski will look to last five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 2.4 frames per outing.
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in 11 of his 23 appearances this season.
  • The opposing Cardinals offense has a collective .243 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 766 total hits and 25th in MLB play with 379 runs scored. They have the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.381) and are 25th in all of MLB with 90 home runs.
  • Wesneski has thrown one inning, giving up one earned run on one hit against the Cardinals this season.

Cubs batting stats

  • The Cubs average 1.0 home run per game to rank 24th in baseball with 91 total home runs.
  • So far this year, Chicago ranks 23rd in the majors, slugging .375.
  • The Cubs rank 23rd in the majors with a .234 batting average.
  • The offense for Chicago is the No. 18 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (400 total runs).
  • The Cubs rank 13th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .313.
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