St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Betting Preview | August 25

Corey Dickerson leads the St. Louis Cardinals (71-53) into a matchup against the Chicago Cubs (54-70) after his four-hit showing in a 7-1 loss to the Cubs. The Cardinals are moneyline favorites (-110) for this game against the underdog Cubs (-109), which begins at 2:20 PM ET on Thursday. Dakota Hudson gets the starting nod for St. Louis, and Marcus Stroman is Chicago’s choice to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Cubs

• Game Day: Thursday, August 25, 2022
• Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals are eighth-best in MLB play with 149 total home runs.
• The Cardinals’ .258 batting average is fifth-best in MLB.
• The Cardinals are second in the league with a .329 on-base percentage.
• The Cardinals strike out 7.7 times per game, the sixth-best mark in the league.
• The Cardinals average 1.2 home runs per road game this season (75 total on the road).
• The Cardinals have a .421 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The club is batting .258 with 574 hits (9.1 per game) on the road this season.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis in OBP (.417), slugging percentage (.622) and total hits (148) this season.
• Among all qualified hitters, Goldschmidt is first in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks first, and he is second in slugging.
• Goldschmidt hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .261 with a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 33 doubles, a triple, 26 home runs and 42 walks while hitting .300.
• Arenado is 11th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Tommy Edman has 115 hits this season and has a slash line of .252/.315/.371.
• Edman brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with a double, a home run and four RBI.
• Dylan Carlson has eight home runs, 39 RBI and a batting average of .243 this season.

Cubs Stats & Trends

Cubs Batting

• The Cubs have hit 127 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
• The Cubs have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
• The Cubs have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.313).
• The Cubs rank 23rd in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
• In 65 games at home this season, they’ve hit 62 homers, an average of 1 per contest.
• They are slugging .392 in 65 home games this season.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .249 with 8.2 base hits per contest.

Cubs Key Batters

• Willson Contreras has accumulated an on-base percentage of .357 and has 94 hits, both team-best marks for the Cubs.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Contreras’ batting average puts him 89th, his on-base percentage is 24th, and he is 33rd in slugging.
• Ian Happ leads his team with a .442 slugging percentage.
• Including all qualified hitters, Happ’s batting average places him 40th, his on-base percentage ranks 36th, and he is 54th in slugging.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .291 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 23 walks.
• Patrick Wisdom is hitting .218 with 25 doubles, 22 home runs and 51 walks.

Cardinals vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers