The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals play out the rubber match of their weekend series under the lights of Sunday Night Baseball.
The pregame narrative: It doesn’t matter where these two divisional rivals sit in the standings; they always seem to put on a show. After splitting the first two games of the series, Chicago aims to keep pace in the NL East while St. Louis tries to climb in the wild-card race.
Check out my Cubs vs. Cardinals prop bets, featuring prop bets on Sonny Gray and Ian Happ.
Cubs vs. Cardinals prop bets
Best Bet: Gray under 5.5 strikeouts (-110)
This number seems a little high for a few reasons.
Firstly, Gray isn’t working deep into games on most nights. Despite lasting seven innings his last time out, Gray had been held to five innings or fewer in each of his previous five outings.
Naturally, he hasn’t crested six-plus strikeouts very often. Gray has fallen short of this mark in four of his last six appearances.
Most pitchers don’t post gaudy strikeout numbers against the Cubs, either. Chicago averages the fifth-fewest strikeouts per game (7.77).
Gray has especially struggled against this current Cubs lineup. The veteran hurler has allowed a .297 average across a hearty 114 plate appearances to Chicago hitters.
Don’t expect an above-average strikeout performance in a difficult matchup.
Key stat: Gray has gone under 5.5 strikeouts in seven of his 11 outings since June.
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Happ over 1.5 hits, runs, RBI (+100): I can get behind these plus-money odds for several reasons.
Happ’s recent form is certainly a major catalyst for this pick. The Cubs star has been playing some of his best baseball of the season. Here’s how he’s performed in 13 games since July 26:
- .310 AVG
- .595 SLG
- .957 OPS
He’s cashed this prop in nine games during this run, including each of his last three outings.
Happ’s ability to cash this prop with contact and power makes him an intriguing pick on this market.
His head-to-head history against Gray is certainly worth highlighting, too. Happ has seven hits in 14 at-bats versus the righty, including four extra-base hits.
Bet on a surging Happ to deliver in an advantageous matchup.
Cubs vs. Cardinals prop bets made at 12:31 p.m. ET on 08/10/2025.
Stevie’s an avid NFL, NHL, and tennis bettor who has no problem talking himself into the underdog. His previous stops include Yahoo! Sports Canada and Toronto Metropolitan University, where he received a degree in Sport Media.