Cardinals vs. Cubs Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/3/2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (29-22), led by Paul Goldschmidt and a 24-game hitting streak, will meet the Chicago Cubs (22-29) on Friday at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals are -110 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 2:20 PM ET. St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas and Chicago’s Marcus Stroman have been named the starters for this contest.

Cardinals vs. Cubs Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Cardinals vs. Cubs

Our computer pick: Chicago Cubs (-109) and Over (8)

Cardinals vs. Cubs Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Miles Mikolas
• Chicago Cubs probable starting pitcher: Marcus Stroman
• Game Day: Friday, June 3, 2022
• Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Starter Miles Mikolas

• Mikolas (3-3 with a 2.67 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Cardinals, his 11th of the season.
• The righty last pitched on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up nine hits.
• The 33-year-old has put together a 2.67 ERA and 7 strikeouts per nine innings across 10 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .226 to opposing hitters.
• Mikolas has six quality starts under his belt this year.
• Mikolas will aim to go five or more innings for his 10th straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.0 frames per outing.
• The opposing Cubs offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and ranks 12th in MLB play with 53 home runs. It has a collective .239 batting average, and is 17th in MLB with 405 total hits and 11th in MLB play scoring 227 runs.
• The 33-year-old’s 2.67 ERA ranks 20th, 1.055 WHIP ranks 20th, and 7 K/9 ranks 44th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Cubs Starter Marcus Stroman

• The Cubs will hand the ball to Stroman (2-4) for his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander did not allow a run in seven innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Chicago White Sox.
• The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.95 and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .221 in eight games this season.
• He has three quality starts in eight chances this season.
• Stroman has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Cardinals have scored 242 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB. They are batting .252 for the campaign with 49 home runs, 16th in the league.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have won 16, or 61.5%, of the 26 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• St. Louis has a record of 16-10 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 52 games with a total this season.
• The Cardinals are 28-23-0 against the spread in their 51 chances this season.

Cubs Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cubs have been underdogs in 36 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (44.4%) in those contests.
• Chicago has a win-loss record of 15-20 when favored by -109 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 52.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Chicago have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 26 of 51 chances this season.
• The Cubs have posted a record of 29-22-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Not only does Goldschmidt lead the Cardinals in hitting with his .349 average, he also is their foremost power hitter with 11 home runs and 44 RBI.
• Goldschmidt ranks 12th in home runs and third in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Goldschmidt carries a 24-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .378 with two doubles, five home runs, seven walks and 15 RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .280 with 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 20 walks.
• Arenado ranks 21st in homers and ninth in RBI on the season.
• Arenado heads into this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .272 with eight doubles, three triples, four home runs and 19 walks.
• Harrison Bader is batting .256 with five doubles, five home runs and nine walks.

Cubs Leaders & Batting Stats

• Willson Contreras leads the Cubs with a team-leading batting average of .278.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Contreras ranks 30th in home runs and 103rd in RBI.
• Contreras carries an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .364 with two doubles, four home runs, four walks and seven RBI.
• Ian Happ has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 27 runs batted in.
• Happ is 61st among all hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 35th in RBI.
• Frank Schwindel is batting .232 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 11 walks.
• Patrick Wisdom has managed a team-high 11 home runs and has driven in 27 runs.

Betting Tips for Cardinals vs. Cubs

We have the Cubs on the moneyline at -109 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.