Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/16/24, 9:25 AM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The Cardinals and Cubs split Games 1 and 2. Imanaga's consistency returned to give the Cubs a needed victory. On Saturday, it was the Cardinals who paid for their almost zero hitting, just as happened to the Cubs in game 1. St. Louis had only 4 hits, Gorman's hot bat is no longer so hot a few weeks ago today, yesterday He went 0-4, among the first 5 batters they struck out 6 times. Both teams have gone under the games total in 8 of their last 10 games. Neither the Cubs nor the Cardinals average 4.0 runs per game. Sunday's pitching duel will be Mikolas vs. Taillon, both with very high effectiveness, however, it is surprising that the Total Play line is set at 11.5 in the betting houses. Mikolas is coming off his best performance of the year against the Pirates, where he pitched 7 scoreless innings and allowed only 1 hit. Taillon also shut out the Rays in 6 innings on June 11.

A game between Cubs and Cardinals with Mikolas and Taillon as starters already happened on May 25, that game ended 7-6 for the Cardinals, but the offenses of both teams have fallen precipitously since that precise day.