Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Lines

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The Cubs will play the Cardinals on Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 at 7:08 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

Cubs - Z. Davies - R
Cardinals - A. Wainwright - R

Learn more about MLB Betting with our handy tutorial and guide. We explain money line, total and run line bets. Plus, a great discussion about exotic bets like MLB Baseball parlays and props.

**Best Money Line Bets**
Underdog Chicago Cubs	Favorite St. Louis Cardinals
+114 Sb3gen1	-124 Sb3gen1
+112 Sb3gen2	-130 Sb3gen3
+110 Sb3gen3	-132 Sb3gen2

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite St. Louis Cardinals has a minus value. Lay $124 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Chicago Cubs has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $114.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
8.5o -125 Sb3gen1	9u -115 Sb3gen2
9o +100 Sb3gen3	9u -120 Sb3gen3
9o -105 Sb3gen2	8.5u +105 Sb3gen1

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen1 has the best over line of 8.5 points laying $125 to win $100. Sb3gen2 has the best under line of 9 u -115.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Chicago Cubs	Favorite St. Louis Cardinals
+1.5 -175 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +160 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -180 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +155 Sb3gen2
+1.5 -185 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +155 Sb3gen3

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Sunday. Sb3gen1 has the best favorite St. Louis Cardinals run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen2 has the best underdog Chicago Cubs run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

Latest World Series odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the tournament here. See past Championship results and learn how to bet World Series teasers, props and parlays.

Chicago Cubs World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Chicago Cubs	+4500

Cached 2021-06-15 18:51:31
St. Louis Cardinals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
St. Louis Cardinals	+3500

Cached 2021-06-15 18:51:31

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Chicago Cubs	38	29	0.567	4.5	24-10	14-19	L2	6-4
St. Louis Cardinals	34	33	0.507	8.5	18-15	16-18	W2	3-7

Chicago Cubs Batting Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kris Bryant 3B	62	40	66	13	39	26	59	0.292
Willson Contreras C	60	32	48	11	26	24	66	0.238
Anthony Rizzo 1B	60	28	55	8	30	27	31	0.259
Eric Sogard 3B	59	16	31	1	10	8	23	0.248
Javier Baez SS	58	33	51	15	42	7	88	0.235
Ian Happ CF	55	22	34	8	18	28	62	0.193
Joc Pederson LF	51	24	44	9	26	15	53	0.244
David Bote 2B	49	16	29	5	23	13	36	0.201
Jason Heyward RF	47	18	25	4	13	16	39	0.166
Matt Duffy 3B	38	16	25	1	12	11	18	0.278
Jake Marisnick CF	33	12	17	4	15	5	21	0.270
Andrew Chafin RP	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

St. Louis Cardinals Batting Stats

**2021 St. Louis Cardinals Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Tommy Edman 3B	67	36	73	4	18	16	35	0.264
Nolan Arenado 3B	66	33	70	12	44	17	38	0.273
Dylan Carlson LF	66	33	62	6	27	27	66	0.265
Paul Goldschmidt 1B	65	36	63	9	33	23	62	0.252
Matt Carpenter DH	59	11	19	3	17	19	37	0.178
Justin Williams RF	51	10	19	4	11	17	46	0.160
Tyler O'Neill LF	48	30	48	15	33	7	62	0.287
Yadier Molina C	47	20	45	7	28	11	37	0.269
Edmundo Sosa SS	42	11	26	1	7	6	21	0.260
Paul DeJong SS	40	19	24	8	19	17	37	0.171
Andrew Knizner C	31	11	16	0	2	8	19	0.203
Alex Reyes RP	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Kyle Hendricks SP	13	8	4	0	0	74.2	58	1.35	4.46
Jake Arrieta SP	13	5	7	0	0	63.0	51	1.46	5.14
Zach Davies SP	14	4	3	0	0	67.1	43	1.47	4.01
Adbert Alzolay SP	11	4	5	0	0	57.2	62	1.04	4.06
Keegan Thompson SP	14	3	1	0	1	24.1	28	1.44	1.85
Trevor Williams SP	10	3	2	0	0	43.2	49	1.60	5.36
Rex Brothers RP	26	2	0	1	7	22.1	37	1.21	2.82
Alec Mills SP	14	2	1	1	0	28.0	21	1.54	6.11
Justin Steele RP	11	2	0	0	1	13.1	21	1.05	2.03
Craig Kimbrel RP	28	1	2	18	0	27.1	45	0.70	0.66
Dan Winkler RP	26	1	0	0	6	23.2	24	1.18	0.76
Tommy Nance RP	13	1	0	0	4	12.0	14	0.92	0.75

St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Stats

**2021 St. Louis Cardinals Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Jack Flaherty SP	11	8	1	0	0	62.0	67	1.03	2.90
Alex Reyes RP	31	4	2	17	0	33.0	46	1.33	0.82
Giovanny Gallegos RP	30	4	1	1	11	37.2	44	0.69	2.15
Adam Wainwright SP	14	4	5	0	0	79.2	73	1.14	3.95
John Gant SP	12	4	4	0	0	56.1	42	1.65	3.36
Ryan Helsley RP	29	3	4	1	4	26.1	23	1.56	6.15
Carlos Martinez SP	12	3	7	0	0	65.0	44	1.23	5.54
Genesis Cabrera RP	31	1	2	0	9	31.1	37	1.28	2.59
Daniel Ponce de Leon SP	15	1	1	2	0	22.2	17	1.59	6.75
Jake Woodford SP	13	1	0	0	0	20.1	18	1.33	3.98
Kwang Hyun Kim SP	10	1	4	0	0	46.0	42	1.35	3.72
Tyler Webb RP	22	0	0	0	2	16.1	14	2.51	13.22

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