Chicago Cubs vs St Louis Cardinals Game 2 Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 23 (8/23): MLB
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- Aug 23, 2022, 5:40:19 AM
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Odds
| Time | 8:05 p.m. EST |
| Cubs money line | +158 |
| Cubs run line | +1.5 (-110) |
| Cardinals money line | -172 |
| Cardinals run line | -1.5 (-105) |
| Over / under | 8 |
Key stats
| Chicago Cubs | St Louis Cardinals | |
| Record | 52-69 | 70-51 |
| Home / road record | 26-36 | 30-30 |
| Last 10 record | 7-3 | 8-2 |
| Streak | L2 | W8 |
| Over / under record | 52-60-9 | 57-60-4 |
| Runs / game | 4.26 | 4.87 |
| Runs allowed / game | 4.77 | 3.95 |
Preview
The Chicago Cubs and the St Louis Cardinals will play the 3rd game of the series at the Wrigley Field on Tuesday. The Cardinals took the win 1-0 in the first game of the series. Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs get here with a 52-69 record and have won 5 of their last 7 games. The team is averaging 4.21 runs per game. They're batting for .243 AVG, 503 runs scored in 989 hits and 126 home runs, ranking #20 in offense in the league behind the Cincinnati Reds. Patrick Wisdom is leading the team with 22 home runs and 58 RBI while Nico Hoerner has the better batting average with .295.
Defensively they are allowing 4.77 runs per game and rank #24 in the league. Keegan Thompson leads the pitching staff with a 3.97 ERA, 91 strikeouts and 9 wins recorded for the Cubs.
Probable Pitcher: Adrian Sampson (1-4, 4.04 ERA)
Sampson will be on the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Cubs. In his last start, Samson tossed 5.2 scoreless innings and struck out 6 recording the win against the Orioles. He has a record of 1-1 with an ERA of 4.18 and 17 strikeouts in 5 appearances versus the Cardinals in his career.
St Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals get here with a 70-51 record and have won their last 8 games. The team is averaging 4.87 runs and and they're batting for .258 AVG, have 586 runs scored in 1053 hits and 144 home runs, ranking #4 in offense in the league behind the Atlanta Braves. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team with 31 home runs and batting for .335 AVG with 100 RBI so far.
Defensively they are allowing 3.95 runs per game and rank #8 in the league. Adam Wainwright leads the pitching staff with a 3.11 ERA, 123 strikeouts and 9 wins recorded with the Cards.
Probable Pitcher: Jake Woodford (3-0, 2.48 ERA)
Woodford will be on the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Cardinals. He will make his first start of the season as he has been working from the bullpen so far.
BETTING TRENDS
St. Louis are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs.
St. Louis are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs' last 8 games against St. Louis.
Chi Cubs are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games at home.
Prediction
The Cardinals are on an 8 game winning streak and have dominated the Cubs in their own field beating them in 9 of the last 11 games there. For this game they'll send Jake Woodford to the mound who has been pretty solid working from the bullpen. The Cubs will send Sampson to the mound who's coming from a great game vs Orioles and allowed 2 runs in his last start vs Cardinals. Even with Sampson pitching good the Cards are dangerous team and should win this game easy.
PICK: Cardinals -1.5 (-105)
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