Friday's game features the Chicago Cubs (53-58) and the St. Louis Cardinals (56-53) matching up at Wrigley Field in what should be a tight matchup, with a projected 5-4 win for the Cubs according to our computer prediction. Game time is at 2:20 PM ET on August 2.

The Cubs will give the nod to Javier Assad (5-3, 3.23 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 6 on the season, and the Cardinals will turn to Erick Fedde (7-4, 3.11 ERA).

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Cubs vs. Cardinals Game Info & Odds

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Cubs vs. Cardinals Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this contest is Cubs 5, Cardinals 4.

Total Prediction for Cubs vs. Cardinals

  • Total Prediction: Under 8 runs

Discover More About This Game

  • How to Watch Cubs vs. Cardinals

    • Cubs Performance Insights

    • Over the past 10 games, the Cubs have been favored twice and lost both contests.
    • In its last 10 games with a total, Chicago and its opponents are 4-5-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
    • This season, the Cubs have won 17 out of the 39 games, or 43.6%, in which they've been favored.
    • This season Chicago has won 23 of its 50 games, or 46%, when favored by at least -110 on the moneyline.
    • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 52.4% chance to win.
    • Chicago has scored 462 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
    • The Cubs' 3.79 team ERA ranks ninth across all league pitching staffs.

    Cardinals Performance Insights

    • The Cardinals have played as the underdog in five of their past 10 games and have gone 3-2 in those contests.
    • In its previous 10 games with a total, St. Louis and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on six occasions.
    • The Cardinals have won in 25, or 49%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
    • This year, St. Louis has won 25 of 51 games when listed as at least -110 or worse on the moneyline.
    • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 52.4% chance of walking away with the win.
    • Averaging 4.2 runs per game (458 total), St. Louis is the 22nd-highest scoring team in baseball.
    • The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.06 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.

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    Cubs Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 28 @ Royals W 7-3 Javier Assad vs Cole Ragans
    July 29 @ Reds L 7-1 Jameson Taillon vs Carson Spiers
    July 30 @ Reds L 6-3 Justin Steele vs Tony Santillan
    July 31 @ Reds W 13-4 Kyle Hendricks vs Nick Lodolo
    August 1 Cardinals W 5-4 Shota Imanaga vs Sonny Gray
    August 2 Cardinals - Javier Assad vs Erick Fedde
    August 3 Cardinals - Jameson Taillon vs Kyle Gibson
    August 4 Cardinals - Justin Steele vs Miles Mikolas
    August 5 Twins - Kyle Hendricks vs David Festa
    August 6 Twins - Shota Imanaga vs Pablo Lopez
    August 7 Twins - Javier Assad vs Joe Ryan

    Cardinals Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 28 Nationals W 4-3 Miles Mikolas vs DJ Herz
    July 29 Rangers L 6-3 Andre Pallante vs Nathan Eovaldi
    July 30 Rangers W 8-1 Lance Lynn vs Max Scherzer
    July 31 Rangers W 10-1 Michael McGreevy vs Andrew Heaney
    August 1 @ Cubs L 5-4 Sonny Gray vs Shota Imanaga
    August 2 @ Cubs - Erick Fedde vs Javier Assad
    August 3 @ Cubs - Kyle Gibson vs Jameson Taillon
    August 4 @ Cubs - Miles Mikolas vs Justin Steele
    August 5 Mets - Lance Lynn vs Sean Manaea
    August 6 Rays - Sonny Gray vs Jeffrey Springs
    August 7 Rays - Erick Fedde vs Taj Bradley

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