Cubs vs Cardinals Odds, Picks & Predictions (June 25)
- The Cardinals are -185 home favorites over the Cubs in an afternoon game on Saturday, June 25
- Chicago owns a 6-5 edge over St Louis in the last 11 games played at Busch Stadium
- All of the Cubs vs Cardinals odds, picks, predictions and best bets are analyzed in the following story
The Chicago Cubs (27-44, 14-19 away) generally don’t do well on the road but they at least enjoy their journeys to Busch Stadium to play the St Louis Cardinals (40-33, 21-14 home).
Chicago is 6-5 straight up in the last 11 road games played against St Louis.
Nonetheless, it’s the home team that the oddsmakers are backing in Saturday’s game. St Louis is set as a -185 favorite. Chicago is 11-15 straight up as an away underdog this season.
First pitch at Busch Stadium is set for 2:15pm ET on Saturday, June 25. Mostly sunny skies are in the forecast, with 5 mph wind and a temperature of 97 degrees.
Cubs vs Cardinals Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | +165 | +1.5 (-120) | O (-105) |
| St Louis Cardinals | -185 | -1.5 (+100) | U 8 (-115) |
Odds as of June 25th at Caesars Sportsbook. See available Caesars Sportsbook promo codes.
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At odds of -185, the Cardinals are offering an implied probability of victory of 64.91% in the MLB betting line. A successful $10 wager on St Louis would deliver a payout of $15.40.
The MLB betting trends show that in the NL Division odds, a favorite’s betting line of +260 is available on the Cardinals to win the NL Central. Chicago is +6000 to win the division. The MLB pennant odds show the Cardinals at +1600 to win the NL flag. St Louis is at +3500 to win it all in the World Series odds.
Chicago vs St Louis Probable Pitchers
While the sample size is extremely small, the results certainly are encouraging for Cubs right-hander Adrian Sampson. Working two games out of the bullpen covering 5.2 innings, he’s yet to allow an earned run to be scored.
Adrian Sampson became the first Cub since Dave Roberts (no, the other one) in 1977 to pitch at least 4.2 scoreless IP of relief and allow one or fewer base runners. https://t.co/tDLfCl7aXY
— Gordon Wittenmyer (@GDubCub) June 19, 2022
Sampson will be making his first start of the season and first since Oct 2, 2021, at St Louis. The Cubs won 5-4 that day but Sampson, who pitched four innings, didn’t figure in the decision. His last two MLB starts were both against the Cardinals. He faced them on Sept 25, 2021, and again didn’t factor in the decision.
Overall he’s pitched against St Louis three times and is 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA. At Busch Stadium Sampson is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA. He’s 3-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 17-day game appearances.
Sampson vs Mikolas
| 0-0 | Record | 5-5 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 2.64 |
| 2.32 | xERA | 3.40 |
| 0.53 | WHIP | 0.97 |
| 2.71 | SO/W Ratio | 3.93 |
In two of his last three starts, veteran right-hander Miles Mikolas has worked into the ninth inning. That’s including a complete-game performance on June 9 at Tampa Bay. He had two outs and a two-strike count when Mikolas lost a no-hit bid against Pittsburgh in his previous Busch Stadium start.
Miles Mikolas loses a no hitter with two strikes in the 9th inning pic.twitter.com/GuPSZSAt8v
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 15, 2022
He’s struck out 18 against three walks issued while showing a 1.57 ERA over those three games. However, Mikolas is just 1-2 over that span and he’s 2-4 through his last six decisions. He’s 2-2 with a 2.74 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 4.13 strikeout/walks ratio in seven home starts.
Mikolas got the win in a 14-5 verdict over the Cubs on June 3. He’s 4-2 with a 2.08 ERA in 12 career appearances against Chicago. Mikolas is 13-8 with a 3.75 ERA in 39-day game appearances.
Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers
| Cardinals Batters | Batting Average vs Sampson | Cubs Batters | Batting Average vs Mikolas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | .250 | David Bote | .000 |
| Harrison Bader | .714 | Willson Contreras | .308 |
| Dylan Carson | .000 | Yan Gomes | .400 |
| Brendan Donovan | .000 | Ian Happ | .389 |
| Tommy Edman | .000 | Jason Heyward | .217 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | .000 | PJ Higgins | 1.000 |
| Nolan Gorman | .000 | Nico Hoerner | .200 |
| Ivan Herrera | .000 | Tommy Pham | .000 |
| Andrew Knizner | .000 | Christopher Morel | .333 |
| Lawrs Nootbaar | .000 | Rafael Ortega | .667 |
| Albert Pujols | 1.000 | Alfonso Rivas | .000 |
| Edmundo Sosa | .000 | Andrelton Simmons | .000 |
| Juan Yepez | .000 | Nelson Velazquez | .000 |
| — | — | Patrick Wisdom | .333 |
Several Cubs have enjoyed digging into the batter’s box to face Mikolas. Ian Happ is 7-for-18 (.389) with two RBI. Willson Contreras is 4-for-13 (.308) with an RBI. Yan Gomes is 2-for-5 (.400) and has driven in a run. Patrick Wisdom is 1-for-3 (.333) with a homer and three RBI. Christopher Morel is also .333 (1-for-3). Rafael Ortega is 2-for-3 (.667) and PJ Higgins is 1-for-1 (1.000).
Harrison Bader ties it up with an RBI single to left! This series has lived up to the hype. #STLCards #DirtyWater #Cardinals #RedSox #MLB pic.twitter.com/FH5Us6O7zZ
— Baseball Today (@dailymlbtweets) June 19, 2022
Harrison Bader of the Cardinals has absolutely owned Sampson. He’s 5-for-7 (.714) with two solo homers. Albert Pujols has only faced Sampson once but he couldn’t have fared much better. Pujols crushed a solo blast in his only at-bat against the Cubs righty.
Cubs vs Cardinals Prediction
The Cubs are road warriors in St Louis. They’ve won three in a row at Busch Stadium. You know the last time they won four in a row there? It was a five-game win streak in 2010.
Mikolas is pitching well of late and he’s been solid in his career against the Cubs. Take the Cardinals to rebound at home.
Pick: St Louis Cardinals ML (-185)
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
