Cardinals vs White Sox Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for July 9 (Luis Robert Jr. Leads by Example)

The St. Louis Cardinals (37-52) will try to win back-to-back games for the first time this month when they face the Chicago White Sox (38-53) on Sunday afternoon.

Cardinals vs White Sox Game Info

• Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
• Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
• Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field -- Chicago, Illinois
• Coverage: NBC Sports Chicago, Bally Sports Southwest

The White Sox couldn't get anything going in yesterday's 3-0 loss to the Cardinals. St. Louis starting pitcher Miles Mikolas tossed seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts to notch his fifth win of the 2023 campaign while Chicago lost for the fourth time in its last five games.

Cardinals vs White Sox Odds & Spread

• All MLB betting lines, odds, and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: STL: (+108) | CHW: (-126)
• Spread: STL: +1.5 (-184) | CHW: -1.5 (+152)
• Total: 9 -- Over: (-118) | Under: (-104)

The White Sox enter this contest as home favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 2:10 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 9 runs with the Over being favored at -118 odds. 

Cardinals vs White Sox Betting Trends

• St. Louis is 2-5 straight up (SU) in its last seven road games.
• The White Sox are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games against the NL Central.
• The total has hit the Over in four of St. Louis' last six games.
• The total has hit the Under in five of the White Sox's last six home games.

Cardinals vs White Sox Prediction & Pick

With the series win on the line this afternoon, the White Sox have the starting pitching advantage. Lucas Giolito is in the midst of his best run of the season, going 2-1 with a 2.43 ERA in his last six starts. Even more impressive is that he's struck out 43 batters while allowing just 10 walks over 37 innings during that stretch.

On the other side, the Cardinals' Steven Matz hasn't even come close to matching that level of play. The 32-year-old southpaw is 0-7 with a 5.02 ERA in 18 appearances (10 starts) thus far. Today marks his first start since May 24 after coming out of the bullpen in his last eight outings, leaving time to tell if he can handle a starter's workload again.

Due to Matz's poor play, I can't bring myself to back the road team. Giolito gives the home squad an edge, as does the fact that St. Louis is 2-5 SU while being outscored 41-28 on aggregate in its last seven road games. Chicago will also be determined to have a better showing after getting shut out at home yesterday.

Final Score Prediction: White Sox: 6 | Cardinals: 4

Cardinals vs White Sox Best Bet

For this game's betting pick, let's take Luis Robert Jr. to record 2+ total bases at -125 odds. A matchup against Matz is like heaven to Robert. The 25-year-old All-Star has racked up 35 hits,16 extra-base hits and 21 runs while slashing .380/.436/.728 in 24 games against left-handed starters this season. On top of that, he has averaged 2.8 total bases in those games.

With Robert averaging 3.1 TB in his last 14 outings as well, it's easy to see why he is poised to make good on this prop again.

Bet: Luis Robert Jr. — 2+ Total Bases (-125)

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