Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-196) St. Louis (+162)

The St. Louis Cardinals (58-58) are hosting the Chicago Cubs (66-48) at Busch Stadium on Saturday. The odds on this game have Chicago at -196 and St. Louis is at +162. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Colin Rea and Andre Pallante.

As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are putting up 5.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have notched a total of 588 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .323. The Cubs have hit 194 doubles as a squad and have hit 164 balls out of the park. They have earned 573 runs batted in and 992 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .253. Chicago has a slugging rate of .439 and have been called out on strikes 889 times, while taking a walk on 385 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Cubs pitchers have surrendered 144 home runs and 473 runs in total (10th in baseball). Chicago has given up 937 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 439 earned runs. The Cubs have an ERA of 3.89 this year (16th in baseball), and they have rung up 862 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 296 batters and their FIP is 4.24 as a squad for the year.

The Cubs have sent 379 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 110 base runners over the course of the season and 30.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 26 saves this season and have blown 13 of 39 save opportunities. The Cubs bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and have entered the game in 117 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 75 holds so far this season (7th in the league). Cubs pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 79 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cubs have converted 71.4% of balls in play into outs out of 9,132 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 3,044 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 957 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 6th in MLB, and have a total of 89 double plays.

Rea (34-25 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.45 and he has gone up against 2,371 hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 549 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 167 free passes. His ERA is 4.51 (279 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.287. Rea has pitched in 556 innings and is sitting with 445 K's during his MLB career.

The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .388 and they score 4.39 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have recorded 200 two-baggers, while walking 359 times as well as recording 509 runs. St. Louis has compiled 111 long balls this season and 485 runs batted in. They have struck out on 901 occasions (22nd in the league) and have notched a total of 974 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have a team OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .249 so far this year.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.289 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.40 (839 strikeouts against 304 free passes). They have a ranking of 26th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,015. They have relinquished 113 long balls and they surrender 4.62 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 525 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.22 (480 earned runs surrendered).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.1% out of their 151 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 111 times in high leverage situations and on 110 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Cardinals have 64 holds and 15 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 65.9%, and they have sent 345 relievers to the mound this season. St. Louis has called on relievers to take the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have come away with 29 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 88 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 1,116 assists, 51 errors and have 3,071 putouts this year. In 9,213 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in the majors).

During his career, Pallante has surrendered 420 base knocks while tallying 290 strikeouts in 419 innings. He has given up a total of 187 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.379 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 and he has faced 1,787 hitters during his pro baseball career. Pallante (24-22 career mark) has earned a 4.02 earned run average while conceding 9.0 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-196)

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