Cubs vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 30

Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.
The MLB's Saturday schedule includes the Chicago Cubs facing the St. Louis Cardinals.
Before checking out the MLB betting lines on FanDuel Sportsbook, we've got you covered, in terms of the vital info regarding this matchup.
Cubs vs Cardinals Game Info
- Chicago Cubs (31-27) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (30-25)
- Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
- Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
- Venue: Busch Stadium -- St. Louis, Missouri
- Coverage: FOX
Cubs vs Cardinals Odds & Moneyline
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: CHC: (-134) | STL: (+114)
- Spread: CHC: -1.5 (+126) | STL: +1.5 (-152)
- Total: 8.5 -- Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)
Cubs vs Cardinals Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Ben Brown (Cubs) - 1-2, 2.01 ERA vs Kyle Leahy (Cardinals) - 5-3, 4.44 ERA
The Cubs will give the nod to Ben Brown (1-2) versus the Cardinals and Kyle Leahy (5-3). Brown's team is 2-2-0 against the spread in his starts this season. Brown's team is 1-1 this season when he starts and they're favored on the moneyline. The Cardinals are 5-4-0 ATS in Leahy's nine starts with a set spread. The Cardinals have a 4-4 record in Leahy's eight starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
Cubs vs Cardinals Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cubs win (58%)
Cubs vs Cardinals Moneyline
- The Cubs vs Cardinals moneyline has Chicago as a -134 favorite, while St. Louis is a +114 underdog at home.
Cubs vs Cardinals Spread
- The Cardinals are hosting the Cubs, and are +1.5 on the runline. The Cardinals are +126 to cover the spread, and the Cubs are -152.
Cubs vs Cardinals Over/Under
- The over/under for Cubs-Cardinals on May 30 is 8.5. The over is -105, and the under is -115.
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Cubs vs Cardinals Betting Trends
- The Cubs have been victorious in 20, or 54.1%, of the 37 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Chicago has come away with a win 13 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Cubs have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 33 of 57 chances this season.
- The Cubs are 23-34-0 against the spread in their 57 games that had a posted line this season.
- The Cardinals have won 25 of the 45 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (55.6%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer, St. Louis has a 13-14 record (winning 48.1% of its games).
- The Cardinals have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 54 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 23 of those games (23-27-4).
- The Cardinals have collected a 32-22-0 record against the spread this season (covering 59.3% of the time).
Cubs Player Leaders
- Nico Hoerner has 13 doubles, four home runs and 27 walks while hitting .250. He has an on-base percentage of .336 and a slugging percentage of .360.
- Among qualified batters in MLB, his batting average ranks 85th, his on-base percentage ranks 76th, and he is 121st in slugging.
- Ian Happ has 47 hits, which is tops among Chicago batters this season. He's batting .230 with 23 extra-base hits. He's also slugging .475 with an on-base percentage of .354.
- Among qualifying batters, he is 116th in batting average, 47th in on-base percentage and 39th in slugging percentage.
- Happ heads into this matchup looking to extend his four-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and 11 RBIs.
- Michael Busch has 49 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .372.
- Alex Bregman leads Chicago in slugging percentage (.355) thanks to 13 extra-base hits.
- Bregman has safely hit in nine straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .286 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
Cardinals Player Leaders
- Jordan Walker has racked up 61 hits with a .568 slugging percentage, both team-high marks for the Cardinals. He's batting .296 and with an on-base percentage of .365.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, his batting average ranks 15th, his on-base percentage is 33rd, and he is fourth in slugging.
- Ivan Herrera's .392 OBP leads his team. He has a batting average of .265 while slugging .436.
- Including all qualified hitters, he ranks 58th in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage and 62nd in slugging percentage.
- Alec Burleson has 13 doubles, seven home runs and 21 walks while batting .276.
- JJ Wetherholt has seven doubles, nine home runs and 28 walks while hitting .234.
Cubs vs Cardinals Head to Head
- 5/29/2026: 6-5 STL (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
- 9/28/2025: 2-0 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
- 9/27/2025: 7-3 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -178, Underdog Moneyline: +150)
- 9/26/2025: 12-1 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -180, Underdog Moneyline: +152)
- 8/9/2025: 9-1 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
- 8/8/2025: 5-0 STL (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -166, Underdog Moneyline: +140)
- 7/5/2025: 8-6 STL (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 11, Favorite Moneyline: -164, Underdog Moneyline: +138)
- 7/4/2025: 11-3 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)
- 6/26/2025: 3-0 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +114)
- 6/25/2025: 8-0 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -156, Underdog Moneyline: +132)
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