Friday's contest at Busch Stadium has the St. Louis Cardinals (23-26) going head to head against the Chicago Cubs (27-24) at 8:15 PM ET (on May 24). Our computer prediction projects a close 6-5 victory for the Cardinals, so it should be a competitive matchup.

This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Cubs will send Shota Imanaga (5-0) to the mound, while Miles Mikolas (3-5) will get the nod for the Cardinals.

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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 Cardinals 6, Cubs 5.

Total Prediction for Cubs vs. Cardinals

  • Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

Cubs Performance Insights

  • The Cubs have played as the favorite in four of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
  • When it comes to hitting the over, Chicago and its opponents are 3-7-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
  • This season, the Cubs have won nine out of the 18 games, or 50%, in which they've been favored.
  • Chicago has entered five games this season favored by -140 or more, and won each of those games.
  • The Cubs have a 58.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Chicago has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 218 (4.3 per game).
  • The Cubs have a 3.73 team ERA that ranks 10th across all league pitching staffs.

Cardinals Performance Insights

  • In five games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Cardinals have posted a mark of 3-2.
  • When it comes to the over/under, St. Louis and its foes are 8-1-1 in its last 10 contests.
  • The Cardinals have won in 10, or 43.5%, of the 23 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • This season, St. Louis has been victorious four times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • The offense for St. Louis is No. 29 in MLB play scoring 3.9 runs per game (189 total runs).
  • The Cardinals have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.26) in the majors this season.

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Cubs Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 18 Pirates W 1-0 Shota Imanaga vs Bailey Falter
May 19 Pirates L 3-2 Jameson Taillon vs Mitch Keller
May 21 Braves W 4-3 Javier Assad vs Charlie Morton
May 22 Braves L 9-2 Justin Steele vs Max Fried
May 23 Braves L 3-0 Ben Brown vs AJ Smith-Shawver
May 24 @ Cardinals - Shota Imanaga vs Miles Mikolas
May 25 @ Cardinals - Jameson Taillon vs Matthew Liberatore
May 26 @ Cardinals - Javier Assad vs Sonny Gray
May 27 @ Brewers - Javier Assad vs Robert Gasser
May 28 @ Brewers - Justin Steele vs Freddy Peralta
May 29 @ Brewers - Shota Imanaga vs Bryse Wilson

Cardinals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 18 Red Sox W 7-2 Miles Mikolas vs Kutter Crawford
May 19 Red Sox L 11-3 Matthew Liberatore vs Nick Pivetta
May 20 Orioles W 6-3 Sonny Gray vs Dean Kremer
May 22 Orioles W 3-1 Lance Lynn vs Kyle Bradish
May 22 Orioles W 5-4 Kyle Gibson vs John Means
May 24 Cubs - Miles Mikolas vs Shota Imanaga
May 25 Cubs - Matthew Liberatore vs Jameson Taillon
May 26 Cubs - Sonny Gray vs Javier Assad
May 27 @ Reds - Lance Lynn vs Nick Martínez
May 28 @ Reds - Kyle Gibson vs Frankie Montás
May 29 @ Reds - Miles Mikolas vs Graham Ashcraft

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