Cubs vs. Cardinals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 14

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals square off on Friday at 2:20 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Clay Holmes (4-5, 2.86 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 71-51 this season and second in the NL Central. Matthew Liberatore (5-9, 5.15 ERA) is starting for the Cardinals, who are 61-60 and third in the NL Central.

The Cubs (-181) are moneyline favorites at home over the Cardinals (+158). The game's over/under is set at 8.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Friday, August 14, 2026
• Game time: 2:20 p.m. ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• Favorite: Cubs (-181)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+158)
• Over/under: 8

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Cubs vs. Cardinals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Cubs have won 57.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (48-35).
• St. Louis has won in 41, or 48.8%, of the 84 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Chicago has a record of 7-3 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -181 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a win-loss record of 2-5 when favored by +158 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Cubs' implied win probability is 64.4%.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 38.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Cubs vs. Cardinals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Cubs have played in 122 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 65 times (65-54-3).
• So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 45 of its 121 games with a total.
• The Cubs have covered 48.4% of their games this season, going 59-63-0 ATS.
• The Cardinals are 67-54-0 against the spread in their 121 games that had a posted line this season.