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Cardinals vs Cubs Prediction, Picks, Best Bets & Parlay

Free MLB prediction and picks for Friday, August 14, 2026 · powered by DataStreak

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St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
57-58 · W1
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Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
67-49 · W4

Cardinals vs Cubs Prediction

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Cardinals vs Cubs Picks

No qualifying streaks today for STL or CHC. DataStreak surfaces picks where a player has at least a 5-game streak at 70%+ hit rate over a 20-game sample - neither roster has a player meeting that bar right now. Common on slow nights or matchups between cold teams; check back tomorrow. See all of today’s free picks across the slate.

Injury Report

16 listed
STL
  • Max Rajcic
    60-Day-Il
  • Ramon Urias
    60-Day-Il
  • Jordan Walker
    Day-To-Day
CHC
  • Riley Martin
    60-Day-Il
  • Gavin Hollowell
    15-Day-Il
  • Matt Shaw
    10-Day-Il
  • Hunter Harvey
    60-Day-Il
  • Cade Horton
    60-Day-Il
  • Clay Holmes
    60-Day-Il
  • Porter Hodge
    60-Day-Il
  • Phil Maton
    15-Day-Il
  • Ethan Roberts
    15-Day-Il
  • Daniel Palencia
    15-Day-Il
  • Hoby Milner
    15-Day-Il
  • Ben Brown
    60-Day-Il
  • Edward Cabrera
    15-Day-Il

Team Trends

St. Louis Cardinals
  • Failed to cover in 6 of last 10 games
  • St. Louis Cardinals 29-31 ATS at home this season
  • St. Louis Cardinals 12-20 ATS as a favorite this season
  • St. Louis Cardinals 49-33 ATS as an underdog
Season ATS
61-54 ATS
L10 ATS
4-6 L10 ATS
L5 ATS
3-2 L5 ATS
Home ATS
29-31 home ATS
Road ATS
32-23 road ATS
As Fav
12-20 ATS as favorite
As Dog
49-33 ATS as dog
L10 O/U
0-0 O/U
L10 SU
0-0
Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago Cubs 8-2 ATS over the last 10 games
  • Chicago Cubs 25-33 ATS at home this season
  • Chicago Cubs 32-42 ATS as a favorite this season
  • Chicago Cubs 23-17 ATS as an underdog
Season ATS
55-60 ATS
L10 ATS
8-2 L10 ATS
L5 ATS
5-0 L5 ATS
Home ATS
25-33 home ATS
Road ATS
30-27 road ATS
As Fav
32-42 ATS as favorite
As Dog
23-17 ATS as dog
L10 O/U
0-0 O/U
L10 SU
0-0

Head-to-Head

CHC 4-1 over STL

DateMatchupScoreWinner
2026-07-30CHC @ STL42CHC
2026-07-29CHC @ STL23STL
2026-07-28CHC @ STL102CHC
2026-07-27CHC @ STL73CHC
2026-07-05STL @ CHC46CHC

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The Final Word

Cubs-Cards games run hot. Pitch counts climb, fouls accumulate, mistakes show up. The prop board loves chaos. We do too.

Cardinals vs Cubs FAQ

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