At Busch Stadium on Sunday, the Chicago Cubs (46-51) play the St. Louis Cardinals (50-45), with first pitch at 2:15 PM ET.

The Cubs (+125 underdog moneyline odds to win) visit the Cardinals (-149). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the St. Louis Cardinals looking to Miles Mikolas (7-7), and Jameson Taillon (6-4) getting the nod for the Chicago Cubs.

JoJo Romero (0.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K) registered the win in the Cardinals’ 5-4 victory over the Cubs yesterday. Willson Contreras led the way offensively, going 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI. Porter Hodge (1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 K) was handed the loss for the Cubs.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Sunday’s Cardinals vs. Cubs action, including viewing options.

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

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

  • Favorite: Cardinals (-149, bet $149 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Cubs (+125, bet $100 to win $125)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals vs. Cubs: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Sunday, July 14, 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 won 27 out of the 49 games, or 55.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • St. Louis is 8-8 this season when entering a game favored by -149 or more on the moneyline.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.8% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
  • St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 44 of 94 opportunities.
  • In 93 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 47-46-0 ATS.

Miles Mikolas (Cardinals probable starter)

  • Mikolas (7-7) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his 20th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.88 ERA in 107 2/3 innings pitched, with 75 strikeouts.
  • In his most recent outing on Monday against the Washington Nationals, the right-hander threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings while surrendering six hits.
  • In 19 games this season, the 35-year-old has an ERA of 4.88, with 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .267 against him.
  • Mikolas is aiming for his third straight quality start.
  • Mikolas will try to pitch five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.
  • In two of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
  • The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .235 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 757 total hits and 18th in MLB play with 407 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.377) and ranks 24th in home runs (94) in all of MLB.
  • Mikolas has pitched 12 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits while striking out 11 against the Cubs this season.
  • Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 35-year-old ranks 67th in ERA (4.88), 41st in WHIP (1.206), and 67th in K/9 (6.3).

Cardinals batting stats

  • The Cardinals rank 25th in Major League Baseball with 93 home runs.
  • Hitters for St. Louis have combined for a team rank of 19th in the majors with a .384 team slugging percentage.
  • The Cardinals’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
  • St. Louis ranks 21st in the majors with 395 total runs scored this season.
  • The Cardinals have an OBP of .310 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
  • St. Louis is ranked 18th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.

Cubs stats and trends

Cubs betting records

  • The Cubs have come away with 24 wins in the 54 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Chicago has been victorious seven times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 44.4% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 42 of its 97 opportunities.
  • The Cubs are 43-53-0 against the spread in their 96 games that had a posted line this season.

Jameson Taillon (Cubs probable starter)

  • Taillon (6-4 with a 2.99 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 87 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cubs, his 16th of the season.
  • The righty’s last time out was on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
  • In 15 games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 2.99, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .246 against him.
  • Taillon is aiming for his seventh quality start in a row.
  • Taillon will try to build on a 10-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per appearance).
  • He has had two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
  • The opposing Cardinals offense has the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.384) and ranks 25th in home runs hit (93) in all of MLB. They have a collective .245 batting average, and are 14th in the league with 790 total hits and 21st in MLB action scoring 395 runs.
  • Head-to-head against the Cardinals this season, Taillon has pitched 11 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on 16 hits while striking out six.

Cubs batting stats

  • The Cubs rank 24th in MLB action with 94 total home runs.
  • So far this season, Chicago ranks 23rd in baseball, slugging .377.
  • The Cubs rank 22nd in the majors with a .235 batting average.
  • The offense for Chicago is the No. 18 offense in baseball, scoring 4.2 runs per game (407 total runs).
  • The Cubs rank 13th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .313.
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