Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+135) St. Louis (-155)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (55-48) will attempt to beat the Chicago Cubs (41-61) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +135 while St. Louis is at -155. The total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Marcus Stroman and Jose Quintana.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been called out on strikes 901 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions. They have 401 RBI's as well as 843 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .244. The Cubs have tallied 175 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 100 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 428 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .318. As a team, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in MLB.

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Cubs pitchers have relinquished 132 long balls and also 504 total runs (25th in baseball). They have walked 340 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.32 as a team this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 4.38 so far this year (25th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 889 hitters.

Cubs pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 104 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 33 holds on the season (29th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.4% and has come into the game in 75 save situations. They have compiled 22 saves this season and have not converted 17 out of their 39 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 base runners on the season with 27.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Cubs have sent 343 relievers to the hill this season.

The Cubs have transformed 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,830 innings, which ranks them 23rd in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,610 putouts on the year, as well as 885 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 25th in professional baseball, and have earned 85 double plays.

Stroman (64-65 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.62 and he has gone up against 4,558 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,076 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 306 walks. His ERA is 3.65 (445 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.261. Stroman has taken the hill for 1,096 frames and is sitting with 915 K's in his career.

St. Louis has accounted for 116 HRs for the season as well as 456 runs batted in. They have recorded 174 two-baggers, while getting a free base 326 times as well as notching 477 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .252 over the course of the season. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .410 and they are earning 4.63 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 807 instances (24th in the league) and have a total of 883 base hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 404 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (384 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 103 home runs and they allow 4.00 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.260 with a FIP of 4.12 as a team for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 (752 strikeouts against 314 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 832.

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 36 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. They sit at 17th in the league with a save percentage of 63.9%, and they have sent 302 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 80 times in high leverage situations and also on 102 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.9% of 158 inherited runners. With 80 save situations, the Cardinals have 44 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 108 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 1,026 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 2,597 putouts for the year. In 7,791 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (8th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Quintana has surrendered 1,644 base hits while he has earned 1,484 punch outs in 1,661 frames. He has surrendered 704 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 and he has gone up against 6,973 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Quintana (86-85 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.81 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+135)

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