St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago White Sox Total Play

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago White Sox
Date: Friday, July 7th, 8:10 ET
Location: Guaranteed Rate Field
TV: NSPCH
Money Line: Cardinals -110/White Sox -109
Total Line: 8.5

Betting Preview

Here’s our betting preview for the upcoming MLB clash between the Chicago White Sox and the Cardinals on Friday, July 7th at Guaranteed Rate Field. We provide you with a comprehensive analysis, odds, and predictions to help with your handicapping decision or tail our expert based on the projected lineups and listed starting pitchers.

Betting Odds

Cardinals vs. White Sox Projected Lineup

	Batting Order	Position
Brendan Donovan	1	2B
Paul Goldschmidt	2	1B
Lars Nootbaar	3	RF
Nolan Arenado	4	3B
Willson Contreras	5	C
Nolan Gorman	6	2B
Jordan Walker	7	RF
Paul DeJong	8	SS
Tommy Edman	9	SS
Jordan Montgomery	–	SP




	Batting Order	Position
Andrew Benintendi	1	LF
Tim Anderson	2	SS
Luis Robert Jr.	3	CF
Eloy Jiménez	4	DH
Andrew Vaughn	5	1B
Yasmani Grandal	6	C
Jake Burger	7	3B
Gavin Sheets	8	RF
Elvis Andrus	9	SS
Dylan Cease	–	SP




Straight Up/Over-Under/ Runline Record

St. Louis Cardinals: 36-51 SU / OU 44-42 / Runline 40-47
Chicago White Sox: 37-52 SU / OU 40-44 / Runline 45-44

For the season, the Cardinals have put together a record of 36-51, including going just 4-6 over their last ten games. In the NL Central standings, they are 5th, trailing by 12.5 games. This year, they have gone 17-25 at home and 19-26 on the road with an overall series mark of 9-14-4.

• The Cardinals have covered the runline in two straight games and have a season-long run margin of -0.4.
• The Cardinals have been favored in 57.5% of their games and have runline records of 16-26 and 24-21 at home and on the road, respectively
• The over has hit in 51% of the Cardinals’ 87 games at 44-42.

Heading into their game vs. the Cardinals, the White Sox have a record of 37-52 and have dropped three straight games. In the AL Central, they are in 4th place and have an overall series record of 8-18-2. At home, they have gone 20-23 and 17-29 on the road.

• The White Sox have covered the runline in 50.6% of their games and have an average run margin of -0.7
• The White Sox have been favored in 38.2% of their games and have runline records of 22-21 and 23-23 at home and on the road, respectively
• So far, the White Sox have an over/under record of just 40-44.

Pitching Matchup

St. Louis is looking to Jordan Montgomery to deliver yet another impressive performance, given he has earned a win in three consecutive games. So far he has an ERA of 3.28 and record of 6-7. Throughout the season, he has accumulated 91 strikeouts and has a batting average allowed of .246. In terms of slugging percentage, teams have SLG of .399 vs. Montgomery.

St. Louis is hoping that Jordan Montgomery can help guide them to another win, as they defeated the Yankees (5-1) the last time he pitched. He finished the game with zero earned runs on two hits across 6 2/3 innings.

Across 18 appearances, Dylan Cease has a slugging percentage allowed of .377 and enters with a WHIP of 1.31. His overall record is 3-3 on an ERA of 4.10. For the season, he has a total of 115 K’s, and is averaging 1.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Cease’s record on the road is 2-1 and 1-2 at home. This includes an ERA of 4.95 (road) and 3.99 (home), respectively.

Dylan Cease’s most recent outing saw him face the Athletics, where he allowed three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. the White Sox ended up losing the game by a score of 7-6.

Cardinals vs. White Sox Offense Outlook

The Cardinals are making their mark in the power department with a total of 117 home runs (7th). They are currently averaging 4.6 runs per game overall, with a collective batting average of .253. When playing on the road, their slugging percentage is .408 compared to .423 at home.

St. Louis Cardinals Team Hitting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals Top Hitters: Last Five Games

This season, Chicago has been scoring an average of 4.2 runs per game, ranking them 22nd in the league. In terms of home runs, they have hit 101 long balls, placing them in the middle of the pack. Their batting average of .238 ranks 17th in the league. On the road, the White Sox are 27th in batting average, compared to 18th at home.

Chicago White Sox Top Bats

Chicago White Sox Top Hitters: Last Five Games

Free MLB Pick

The Cards Jordan Montgomery has been pitching well with six consecutive quality starts allowing a combined eight runs acros the six outings. He also has okay back numbers against the White Sox holding the roster to a .235 batting average. Dylan Cease has never started against the Cardinals and has only faced Wilson Contreas on their current lineup. Cease comes into the game in pretty solid form holding his opponent to three or fewer runs in six straight. Neither team is tearing the cover off the ball, so I feel confident enough to get down on the total. Take the Under 8.5 -105.

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