Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Lines

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The Cubs will play the Cardinals on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 at 3:15 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 - A. Mills - R
Cardinals - J. Woodford - 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
+138 Sb3gen1	-149 Sb3gen1
+135 Sb3gen3	-155 Sb3gen2
+130 Sb3gen2	-160 Sb3gen3

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite St. Louis Cardinals has a minus value. Lay $149 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Chicago Cubs has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $138.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
8.5o -115 Sb3gen1	8.5u -105 Sb3gen1
8.5o -115 Sb3gen2	8.5u -105 Sb3gen2
8.5o -115 Sb3gen3	8.5u -105 Sb3gen3

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 $115 to win $100. Sb3gen1 has the best under line of 8.5 u -105.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Chicago Cubs	Favorite St. Louis Cardinals
+1.5 -145 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +125 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -145 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +125 Sb3gen2
+1.5 -145 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +125 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. Sb3gen1 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

Cached 2021-10-21 10:08:27
St. Louis Cardinals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-10-21 10:08:27

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Chicago Cubs	71	91	0.438	36.0	71-91	39-42	W2	65-77
St. Louis Cardinals	90	72	0.556	17.0	90-72	45-36	L2	79-63

Chicago Cubs Batting Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Ian Happ CF	148	63	105	25	66	62	156	0.226
Willson Contreras C	128	61	98	21	57	52	138	0.237
Patrick Wisdom 3B	106	54	78	28	61	32	153	0.231
Jason Heyward RF	104	35	69	8	30	27	68	0.214
Rafael Ortega LF	103	44	86	11	33	30	70	0.291
Matt Duffy 3B	98	45	83	5	30	25	63	0.287
David Bote 2B	97	32	58	8	35	27	73	0.199
Kris Bryant 3B	93	58	87	18	51	39	89	0.267
Anthony Rizzo 1B	92	41	80	14	40	36	59	0.248
Javier Baez SS	91	48	83	22	65	15	131	0.248
Sergio Alcantara SS	89	30	45	5	17	30	74	0.205
Eric Sogard 3B	78	16	42	1	12	9	30	0.249

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 2B	160	91	168	11	56	38	95	0.262
Paul Goldschmidt 1B	158	102	177	31	99	67	136	0.294
Nolan Arenado 3B	157	81	151	34	105	50	96	0.255
Dylan Carlson RF	151	79	144	18	65	57	152	0.266
Tyler O'Neill LF	141	89	138	34	80	38	168	0.286
Matt Carpenter 2B	130	18	35	3	21	35	77	0.169
Yadier Molina C	121	45	111	11	66	24	79	0.252
Paul DeJong SS	114	44	70	19	45	35	103	0.197
Edmundo Sosa SS	113	39	78	6	27	17	63	0.271
Harrison Bader CF	103	45	98	16	50	27	85	0.267
Giovanny Gallegos RP	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Genesis Cabrera RP	71	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	32	14	7	0	0	181.0	131	1.35	4.77
Zach Davies SP	32	6	12	0	0	148.0	114	1.60	5.78
Alec Mills SP	32	6	7	1	0	119.0	87	1.44	5.07
Adbert Alzolay SP	30	5	13	1	0	125.2	128	1.16	4.58
Jake Arrieta SP	20	5	11	0	0	86.1	74	1.76	6.88
Justin Steele RP	20	4	4	0	1	57.0	59	1.35	4.26
Trevor Williams SP	13	4	2	0	0	58.2	61	1.53	5.06
Rex Brothers RP	57	3	2	1	8	53.0	75	1.43	5.26
Keegan Thompson SP	32	3	3	1	1	53.1	55	1.48	3.38
Codi Dalton Heuer SP	25	3	3	2	4	28.2	17	1.15	3.14
Codi Heuer RP	25	3	3	2	4	28.2	17	1.15	3.14
Manuel Rodriguez RP	20	3	3	1	1	17.2	16	1.70	6.11

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
Adam Wainwright SP	32	17	7	0	0	206.1	174	1.06	3.05
Alex Reyes RP	70	10	8	29	3	72.1	95	1.35	3.24
Jack Flaherty SP	17	9	2	0	0	78.1	85	1.06	3.22
Kwang Hyun Kim SP	27	7	7	1	0	106.2	80	1.28	3.46
Giovanny Gallegos RP	73	6	5	14	24	80.1	95	0.88	3.02
Ryan Helsley RP	51	6	4	1	10	47.1	47	1.42	4.56
Matt Harvey SP	27	6	14	0	0	123.1	93	1.52	6.28
Tanner Scott RP	58	5	4	0	14	50.0	65	1.46	4.14
John Means SP	20	5	6	0	0	114.1	104	1.00	3.46
J.A. Happ SP	11	5	2	0	0	54.0	45	1.28	4.00
Genesis Cabrera RP	71	4	5	0	28	70.0	77	1.26	3.73
Paul Fry RP	52	4	5	2	11	47.1	60	1.52	6.08

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