Cardinals to Close Out Series

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium on September 4th at 2:15 pm. This will be the last time both of these two teams play against each other in the regular season. Their current series record is dominated by the Cardinals who have a series lead of 11-6 and have won the last two. The Cardinals head into this game with a home record of 43-22 and the Cubs have a road record of 28-38.  The odds for this game are currently -210 Cardinals, +175 Cubs, and the over/under is set at 7.5 according to Caesars Casino & Sportsbook. New users will receive a Risk-Free Bet of up to $1250 on their first wager. When you make your first bet, if it loses, it’s on the house as Caesars will refund any losing wagers in full (up to $1250 in the form of a single-use bonus credit Plus Caesar’s is adding 1,000 Reward Credits and 1,000 Tier Credits). You must make a deposit to get the bonus! Click the link to sign up or use Promo OSBETFULL. Claim your bonus here!

The Chicago Cubs are currently 56-76 and are the third seed in the NL Central. Over their last 10 games, they are 3-7 and are on a one-game losing streak. They are coming off a series against the Toronto Blue Jays where they lost two of the three games they played. In this game against the Cardinals, the Cubs will have Marcus Stroman take the mound for them. On the season, Assad is 3-6 with an ERA of 3.98 and a WHIP of 1.21. The Cubs are currently in 17th place for the number of hits in the league with 1,075. Outfielder Ian Happ leads the Cubs in Hits, and RBIs. Batters Wilson Contreras, Patrick Wisdom, and Nico Hoerner join Happ as players who have over 95 hits for the Cubs. 

The St. Louis Cardinals are currently 77-55 and are in first place in the NL Central. Over their last 10 games, they are an impressive 7-3 and are on a two-game winning streak. They are coming off a series against the Cincinnati Reds where they won two of the three games they played. In those games against the Reds, they allowed 8 runs while scoring 14 runs. In this game against the Cubs, pitcher Miles Mikolas will take the mound for the Cardinals. On the season, Mikolas is 10-10 with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.04. The Cardinals are a great hitting team and know how to smack the ball and score runs. They are currently in 4th place for the number of hits in the league with 1,163. They rank 6th in batting average and top 3 in OBP and SLG. Fortunately for the Cardinals, they have two offensive studs in Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. These two lead the Cardinals in all 5 major hitting categories and Goldschmidt is having an amazing season. 

The Cardinals should win this game and end this season’s series against the Cubs with a victory. The Cardinals have two players that are in the running for the NL MVP. The biggest issue for the Cubs in this game is that the Cardinals have been playing great baseball and have shown no signs of slowing down heading into this one. 

For our expert Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals pick, take the Cardinals -1.5.