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Cardinals vs. Cubs MLB Best Bet: High Scoring Clash
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Swinging Johnson
- August 3, 2024
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MLB Pick
Over 8½ (-113) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)
Saturday features a full slate of Major League Baseball betting action and the value comes early with three of our best bets occurring in the afternoon. Let’s check out the current MLB odds at the top sportsbooks and reveal our three best MLB picks!
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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
Saturday, August 03, 2024 – 02:20 PM ET at Wrigley Field
Cardinals Pitching Profile
Cardinals’ right-hander Kyle Gibson (7-4, 3.97 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) will do the honors for the Redbirds after giving them a fighting chance against the Nationals last Saturday, allowing just two runs on six hits over five full innings. But then the dam broke and the bullpen got blazed in a 14-3 loss to Washington.
Cubs Pitching Profile
Jameson Taillon (7-6, 3.35 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) will take the mound for the Cubs on Saturday and will attempt to redeem himself after getting torched for six runs on six hits (including two dingers) over 4.1 innings in a 7-1 loss to the Reds on Monday.
The Pick
We know what we’re going to get out of Gibson and Taillon, both right-handers will go about their business for roughly five innings and give up two to three runs before the bullpens take it from there. But the thing is these bullpens are mirror images of each other with the Cardinals ranked No. 8 (3.67 ERA) and the Cubs ranked No. 9 (3.69 ERA).
Therefore, the side is a pass for me but the total is a different story. These two teams have gone over the posted total in their last five meetings including last night’s 6-3 Cubs victory, scoring an average of over 10.4 runs per game. Go high in this one.
Predicted Score: Cubs 6 – Cardinals 5
MLB Pick: Over 8½ (-113) at Heritage Sports
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