The Chicago Cubs (52-35) will attempt to keep a three-game win streak going when they host the St. Louis Cardinals (47-41) on Friday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are favored (-157) over the Cardinals (+131). Chicago’s Colin Rea gets the start against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.

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Cubs vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-157)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+131)
• Over/under: 10

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have gone 42-18 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 70% of those games).
• Chicago has gone 20-6 (winning 76.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -157 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 61.1% chance to win.
• Chicago has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 45 times this season for a 45-38-4 record against the over/under.
• The Cubs have collected a 43-44-0 record ATS this season.

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker paces the Cubs with a .287 batting average.
• In MLB action, Tucker ranks 22nd in homers and 25th in RBI.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has 20 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 16 walks while batting .265.
• Among all MLB hitters, Crow-Armstrong ranks eighth in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-best 23 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
• Suzuki has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, a triple, two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner has 17 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks while batting .285.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 7.5 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.79 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cubs have the eighth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.236).
• Cubs pitchers combine to give up the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (103 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago took down the Guardians 1-0 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been underdogs in 48 games this season and won 25 (52.1%) of those contests.
• St. Louis is 4-9 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +131 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.3% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 44 of its 87 chances.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 49-38-0 in 87 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in batting average (.293) this season while adding six home runs and 31 RBI.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Donovan ranks 183rd in homers and 135th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has collected 75 hits this season and has an OBP of .306. He’s slugging .395 on the year.
• Among all MLB hitters, Arenado ranks 96th in homers and 70th in RBI.
• Willson Contreras leads the club in homers (11) and runs batted in (51) this season.
• Lars Nootbaar’s 11 home runs are most among St. Louis batters. He’s driven in 35 runs this season while slugging .377.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals strike out just 7.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.254 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have allowed the second-fewest home runs this season at just 73, or 0.8 per game.
• Last time out, St. Louis fell to the Pirates 5-0. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and eight hits allowed.