Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-140) St. Louis (+120)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (23-26) will take on the Chicago Cubs (27-24) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -140 and St. Louis is priced at +120. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jameson Taillon and Matthew Liberatore.

The Cubs have hit 73 two-baggers as a team and have hit 48 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging rate of .368 and have struck out 447 times, while drawing a walk on 185 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in MLB. They have compiled 202 RBI's as well as 378 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .225. They have accumulated 218 runs and have an OBP of .309.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.70 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Cubs pitchers have given up 52 long balls and also 219 total runs (15th in the league). Chicago has allowed 414 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 188 earned runs. The Cubs are sitting with a team ERA of 3.72 on the season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 449 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 166 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a unit on the campaign.

The Cubs have dispatched 161 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 77 base runners so far this season with 35.1% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 12 saves on the year and have blown 9 of 21 save chances. The Cubs relievers have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 23 holds on the campaign (23rd in MLB). Cubs bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 54 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have transformed 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,092 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 20th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have a total of 1,364 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 420 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 26th in professional baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays.

Taillon has thrown 974 innings and has accumulated 872 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.94 (427 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.222. He has surrendered 947 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 244 walks. Taillon (62-47 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.96 while going up against 4,072 batters during his time in the majors.

St. Louis has knocked in 41 HRs on the season to go along with 176 runs batted in. They have 78 doubles, while taking a walk 168 times as well as earning 189 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .231 for the year. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .361 and they are earning 3.86 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have struck out on 418 occasions (17th in baseball) and have earned 377 hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.304 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (402 strikeouts against 140 free passes). They rank 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 425. They have conceded 57 HR's and they surrender 4.82 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 232 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.26 (205 earned runs conceded).

With 61 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 39 holds and 5 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 48 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.4% of 66 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 77.3%, and they have sent 155 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in MLB). The Cardinals have 451 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 1,301 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,903 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (25th in professional baseball).

Liberatore (6-10 career record) has a 5.49 ERA and has given up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.74 and he has faced 546 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 75 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.537 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. In his MLB career, Liberatore has surrendered 135 base hits while earning 94 punch outs in 123 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+120)

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