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Chicago Cubs at St Louis Cardinals Preview & Picks – Imanaga To Lead Cubs To MLB Victory

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24 May 2024
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Leigh Copson 24 May 2024
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  • Chicago Cubs at St Louis Cardinals picks for Friday, May 24
  • MLB matchup is taking place at Busch Stadium
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Chicago Cubs at St Louis Cardinals Preview & Picks
  • Chicago Cubs at St Louis Cardinals Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Chicago Cubs Form
  • St Louis Cardinals Form

Chicago Cubs at St Louis Cardinals Preview & Picks

Chicago are tipped to bounce back from the defeats to Atlanta.

Shota Imanaga gets the nod for the Cubs here, and they have a tremendous record when he has featured so far this season.

  • Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is 5-0 with a 0.48 ERA this year
  • Chicago Cubs are 8-1 when Shota Imanaga has featured this season
  • St Louis starter Miles Mikolas is 3-5 with a 5.77 ERA this season
  • The Under has cashed in 7 of Shota Imanaga's 9 appearances this year

Head To Head

  • This is the first series between the two teams this season

Chicago Cubs Form

Chicago enter this series on a rough run of form, having lost seven of their previous 10 games.

The Cubs began this series on the road where they lost back-to-back games against Atlanta without scoring a single run, losing 2-0 and 7-0.

They avoided being swept by taking the final meeting 7-1, but they were unable to back that up when they returned home.

Chicago lost 5-4 and 9-3 to Pittsburgh, and then failed to follow up a 1-0 victory as they lost the last meeting with the Pirates, 3-2.

The Cubs fared better in their series opener against Atlanta, beating the Braves 4-3, but that was followed by a 9-2 and 3-0 defeats to close out the series.

St Louis Cardinals Form

St Louis enter this series on a great run of form, having rebounded from a seven-game losing skid.

The Cardinals started the turnaround with a 5-3 win in Milwaukee, and backed that up with a 10-5 and 7-6 victories at the Los Angeles Angels.

They then rebounded from a 7-2 defeat to the Angels with back-to-back home wins over Boston, beating the Red Sox 10-6 and 7-2.

St Louis missed out on the series sweep, losing the final meeting 11-3, but they responded in emphatic fashion.

The Cardinals started the week with a three-game home series against Baltimore and won all three meetings, beating the Orioles 6-3, 3-1 and 5-4.

Verdict

Chicago have been red-hot when Shota Imanaga has featured this season, so we like the Cubs in this one.

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Best Bet2: Under 8.0 Total Runs @-120.48 at Stake.us - 3 Units
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