The Chicago Cubs (27-25) and the St. Louis Cardinals (24-26) are set to square off in a National League Central Division matchup on Sunday Night Baseball. The Cardinals posted a 7-6 win on Saturday night. 

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET from Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Cardinals are the -139 money line favorite (risk $139 to win $100) in the latest Cubs vs. Cardinals odds, while Chicago is a +118 underdog. The over/under for total runs scored is 8. Before you make any Cardinals vs. Cubs picks or MLB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It enters Week 9 of the 2024 MLB season on a 123-99 run on top-rated MLB picks dating back to last season, and it has excelled on top-rated run-line picks during that span, going 20-8 (+708). Anybody following has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows St. Louis right fielder Lars Nootbar is coming off a 3-for-5 performance with a triple, an RBI and one stolen base in Saturday's win. Nootbar has hits in six of the last nine games, including three multi-hit efforts. In a 7-2 win over Boston on May 18, he was 2-for-5 with two RBI. He has hit well against the Cubs throughout his career. In 37 games against Chicago, he is hitting .303 with five doubles, nine homers and 21 RBI.

The model also knows Chicago second baseman Nico Hoerner snapped a two-game hitless streak on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. He has 12 multi-hit performances on the year, including in a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on May 4. In that game, he was 2-for-4 with a homer. In 45 games this season, he is hitting .263 with 12 doubles, one triple, two homers and 15 RBI.

The model has simulated Cubs vs. Cardinals 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the run total, predicting a combined 9.2 runs, and it also says one side of the money line has ALL the value!

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