Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals MLB Parlay 9/29/2019

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Duane Underwood Jr vs. Miles Mikolas

Busch Stadium is the site where Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals (90-70, 1st in NL Central) will play the Chicago Cubs (83-77, 3rd in NL Central) on Sunday. The Cubs open this matchup at +190 while the Cardinals are coming in at -205. The total is set at 10.5.

The Cubs have been a good bet for MLB wagerers, having gone 83-77-0 SU. The Cardinals are covering 56.2% of the time, going 90-70-0 straight up.

Valuable Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

The Cubs have been a pretty good Over option for over/under baseball bettors, having gone 74-79-7.

Chicago covers 39.7% of the time as the away team, having gone 31-47-0 straight up.

Important St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The Cardinals are covering 62.0% of the time at Busch Stadium, going 49-30-0 SU.

The Cardinals have been a decent Under option for over/under baseball bettors, having gone 67-84-9.

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Key Chicago Cubs Injuries

9/27/2019 Nicholas Castellanos RF Groin Probable for Sep 28
9/27/2019 Albert Almora CF Knee Probable for Sep 28
9/27/2019 Anthony Rizzo 1B Ankle Probable for Sep 28
9/26/2019 Kyle Hendricks SP Rest Out for the season
9/26/2019 Yu Darvish SP Rest Out for the season
9/25/2019 Xavier Cedeno RP Arm Out for the season
9/25/2019 Kris Bryant 3B Ankle Out for the season
9/25/2019 Javier Baez SS Thumb Out for the season
9/19/2019 Allen Webster RP Arm Out for the season
8/22/2019 Brandon Morrow RP Elbow Out for the season
2/19/2019 Kendall Graveman SP Elbow Out for the season

Key St. Louis Cardinals Injuries

9/27/2019 Kolten Wong 2B Hamstring Probable for Sep 28
9/27/2019 Michael Wacha SP Shoulder Out for the season
9/18/2019 Brett Cecil RP Wrist Out for the season
9/1/2019 Lane Thomas CF Wrist Out for the season
7/11/2019 Jordan Hicks RP Elbow Out for the season
6/26/2019 Tony Cingrani RP Shoulder Out for the season

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Cubs have a 83-77 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Duane Underwood Jr has a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 4.66 and a WHIP of 1.35 this season. He has 11 strikeouts over his 9.2 innings pitched and he's given up 10 hits. He's allowed 9.3 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 1.88. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.93 and they have given up 473 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .232 against the bullpen and they've struck out 546 hitters and walked 258 batters. As a team, Chicago allows 8.6 hits per nine innings while striking out 9 batters per nine innings. They are 7th in the league in team earned run average at 4.05. The Cubs pitchers collectively have given up 1,362 base hits and 642 earned runs. They have allowed 190 home runs this season, ranking them 27th in the league. Chicago as a pitching staff has walked 520 batters and struck out 1,423. They have walked 3.3 men per 9 innings while striking out 9 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.32 and their FIP as a unit is 4.21.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team Chicago is hitting .252, good for 13th in the league. The Cubs hold a .452 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .332, which is good for 8th in baseball. They rank 16th in MLB with 8.5 hits per game. Kyle Schwarber is hitting .249 with an on-base percentage of .339. He has 130 hits this season in 523 at bats with 91 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .528 and an OPS+ of 119. Willson Contreras is hitting .272 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .355. He has totaled 97 hits and he has driven in 64 men in 357 at bats. His OPS+ is 125 while his slugging percentage is at .535. The Cubs have 1,359 hits, including 270 doubles and 252 home runs. Chicago has walked 579 times so far this season and they have struck out 1,446 times as a unit. They have left 1,061 men on base and have a team OPS of .784. They score 5.04 runs per contest and have scored a total of 806 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

St. Louis has a 90-70 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 4.16, Miles Mikolas has a 9-14 record and a 1.22 WHIP. He has 144 strikeouts over the 184 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 193 hits. He's allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 4.28. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.91 and they have given up 445 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .217 against the Cardinals bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 602 batters and walked 234 opposing hitters. As a team, St. Louis allows 8 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.7 batters per nine innings. They are 5th in the league in team earned run average at 3.79. The Cardinals pitchers as a team have surrendered 1,265 base knocks and 601 earned runs this season. They have given up 187 home runs this year, which ranks 28th in Major League Baseball. St. Louis as a staff has walked 543 hitters and struck out 1,385 batters. They give up a walk 3.4 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8.7 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.27 while their FIP as a staff is 4.27.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .245, good for 23rd in the league. The Cardinals hold a .414 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .321, which is good for 18th in baseball. They rank 24th in MLB with 8.3 hits per contest. Paul Goldschmidt comes into this matchup batting .257 with an OBP of .343. He has 151 hits this year along with 95 RBI in 588 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .471 with an OPS+ of 112. Paul DeJong is hitting .234 this season and he has an OBP of .317. He has collected 135 hits in 577 at bats while driving in 77 runs. He has an OPS+ of 98 and a slugging percentage of .442. The Cardinals as a unit have 1,322 base hits, including 246 doubles and 205 homers. St. Louis has walked 547 times this year and they have struck out on 1,399 occasions. They have had 1,091 men left on base and have an OPS of .735. They have scored 4.68 runs per game and totaled 749 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Cubs/Cardinals MLB game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Cardinals and under the total runs

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