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St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Predictions May 8, 2023: M. Mikolas vs M. Stroman

Game time: May 8, 2023 at 7:40 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated May 7, 10:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The St. Louis Cardinals are on the road playing the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Monday, 5/8/2023 @ 7:40pm EST. Miles Mikolas (ERA: 5.79) will be the starting

Game outlook

The St. Louis Cardinals are on the road playing the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Monday, 5/8/2023 @ 7:40pm EST. Miles Mikolas (ERA: 5.79) will be the starting pitcher for Cardinals and Marcus Stroman (ERA: 2.18) will be starting for Cubs. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -145 and the current line is Chicago -122.

Cardinals vs Cubs Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win tonight's game by -1 points and the total to go over 7.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: St. Louis 4 to Chicago 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

59% of SportsJaw players predict Chicago Cubs to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 55%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 7.5.

OddsShark 's prediction is Chi Cubs will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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With a power ranking of 20, St. Louis is ranked #20 in offense (scoring an average of 4.24 per game), #24 in defense (allowing an average of 4.97 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-24 this season.

Chicago Key Betting Stats

Chicago Cubs has a power ranking of 3 and are #9 for offense (scoring an average of 4.97 per game), #2 for defense (giving up an average of 3.55 points per game) and 17-17 overall. St. Louis went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · St. Louis Cardinals+127 → +109Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago-145 → -122Moved
  • Spread · St. Louis Cardinals+1.5 (-155) → +1.5 (-200)Moved
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+135) → -1.5 (+175)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

St. Louis Cardinals
77-85 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago
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Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-08T02:14:11.619Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

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St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago 3-1

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago 3-1 on May 8, 2023, a 2-run decision in the series. St. Louis Cardinals' strongest period was the 2nd inning, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 (-200) spread, St. Louis Cardinals covered, while the 4 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 7.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

  • MickeytMoneyline · Chicago -145Loss
  • DrpaulMoneyline · Chicago -145Loss
  • JohnnywalkerMoneyline · St. Louis Cardinals +127Win
  • DtownsendTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss
  • KryptonMoneyline · St. Louis Cardinals +133Win
  • DemarcusBryantMoneyline · St. Louis Cardinals +133Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago -125Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago -125Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 7 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -125Loss
  • KryptonTotal · Under 7 (-110)Win
  • DouwannaMoneyline · Chicago -123Loss