Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Pick Cubs vs. Cardinals Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 9

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Chicago Cubs (17-16) host the St. Louis Cardinals (10-24) on Tuesday at 6:40 pm EST. Jameson Taillon will get the start for the Cubs vs. Jack Flaherty for the Cardinals in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 6:40 pm EST at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are listed as null while the Cardinals have 100 to win.

Cubs vs Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Cubs vs Cardinals Game Info

• The Cubs probable starting pitcher: Jameson Taillon
• The Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Jack Flaherty
• Game Day: May 9
• Game Time: 6:40 pm EST
• Location: Chicago, IL
• Stadium: Wrigley Field

Cubs vs Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Cubs’ Starting Pitcher Jameson Taillon

• Taillon makes the start for the Cubs, his 6th of the season.
  He is (2 – 0) with a 3.927 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 127 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against White Sox
  the Right handed went 29,
  allowing 0 earned runs while surrendering 2 hits.
• The 32-year-old has put up a 3.927 ERA, WHIP (0.7636) and 23 strikeouts across 5 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Taillon enters this outing with 5 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Cardinals offense with 156 runs while batting .259 as a squad. They have a collective 0.419 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 42 so far this season they rank 15 in the National League as of today.

Cardinals Starting Pitcher Jack Flaherty

• Cardinals’ Flaherty (1 – 2) will make his 6th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the White Sox , giving up 6 while allowing 4.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 6.407 ERA and 15 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.678 in 5 games this season.
• Jack Flaherty has had 5 starts so far this season.
• Flaherty will look for the 6th start in a row.
• The Cardinals have scored 156 total runs in MLB. They are batting .259 for the season with 42 home runs and 152 RBIs in the league.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 34 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Cardinals have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Cubs Leaders & Batting Stats

• Nico Hoerner is leading the Cubs with 25 hits this season while batting .309 with 19 RBIs. He currently has 2 home runs and Walks with an 0.354 OBP this season.
• Nelson Velázquez is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .241. In 8 games this season he has 8 hits and an 0.313 OBP this season.
• Leading the Cubs in runs batted is Nelson Velázquez with 6 in 8 games this season. He’s also batting .241 on the year with 8 hits and 3 home runs.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Tommy Edman is leading the Cardinals with 17 this season while batting .248 with 14 RBIs. He currently has 5 home runs and Walks with an 0.322 OBP this season.
• Jordan Walker is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .277. In 18 games this season he has 10 hits and an 0.299 OBP this season.
• Leading the Cardinals in runs batted in this season is Jordan Walker with 9 in 18 games this season. He’s also batting .277 on the year with 10 hits and 3 home runs.