Cubs vs. Cardinals Prediction
The Cardinals evened their series against the Cubs with a victory on Saturday and will now send Jack Flaherty to the mound on Sunday for the series finale. Will today’s matchup also turn out to be a low-scoring affair?
Game Snapshot
955 Chicago Cubs (+158) at 956 St. Louis Cardinals (-188); o/u 8.5
2:15 p.m. ET, Sunday, June 26, 2022
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Chicago Cubs DFS SPIN
Rafael Ortega clubbed a game-tying two-run homer off of Giovanny Gallegos in the eighth inning on Saturday, but it still wasn’t enough to lead the Cubs past the Cardinals. The Cubs weren’t able to get much going against Miles Mikolas through the first six innings, but finally broke through against the bullpen in the eighth as Ortega swatted his 371-foot game-tying blast. Unfortunately, that would be the extent of their offense. He finished the day 1-for-4 and is now slashing .269/.361/.395 with four homers and 13 RBI on the season.
St. Louis Cardinals DFS SPIN
Nolan Arenado went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored on Saturday as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Cubs. Arenado doubled off of Adrian Sampson in the first inning and came around to score on Brendan Donovan’s two-run single. He then led off the sixth inning with a single and scored on Dylan Carlson’s run-scoring double. The hard-hitting third baseman is now hitting .284/.350/.515 with 14 homers and 48 RBI on the season.
Cubs vs. Cardinals MLB BETTING PREDICTION
The under is now 6-1 in the last seven meetings between these two teams at Busch Stadium and has cashed in four of the last five meetings overall. The under is also 7-1 in the Cubs’ last eight road games versus an opponent with a winning record and is 5-1 in their last six games when facing an opponent with a winning record. On the other side, the under is 4-1-1 in the Cardinals’ last six games overall and is 4-1 in their last five games versus a right-handed starter.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: CUBS/CARDINALS UNDER 8.5