The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Chicago Cubs for a double-header on Friday, with the first game set in the afternoon between long-time rivals. First pitch from Wrigley Field in Chicago is at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cardinals are listed as -140 favorites (risk $140 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Cardinals vs. Cubs odds from Caesars Sportsbook (see the latest lines for every game on our MLB odds page).

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The model knows that Cardinals starter J.A. Happ has performed well recently. The 38-year-old has allowed three earned runs or fewer in seven of the last nine games. St. Louis is also fantastic against left-handed pitching, and the Cardinals face a left-hander in this matchup. The Cardinals are No. 2 in the NL in weighted runs created against lefties, and they are No. 1 in the league in slugging percentage against southpaws. 

The model also knows the Cubs have real strengths offensively. Chicago is a top-five team in the National League with 202 home runs, and they also rank near the top of the heap with 78 stolen bases. At the moment, the Cubs have two scalding-hot hitters in Frank Schwindel and Ian Happ, which could benefit them on Friday. Schwindel has seven home runs and a .720 slugging percentage in September, with Happ posting six home runs, four stolen bases and a .681 slugging percentage in his own right.

Now, it has set its sights on Cardinals vs. Cubs. We can tell you the model is projecting 7.7 total runs, and it also says one side of the money line has all the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any MLB picks of your own.

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