St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Picks and Prediction for Friday July 3 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 07/03/2026, 01:21 AM ET

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The Friday MLB schedule will get underway with a NL Central Division rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Cardinals (45-39) are four games above .500 on the road and are 2.5 games back of the second place Cubs. Last night, OF Jordan Walker started the scoring with a three-run blast and added an RBI single to lead St. Louis to an 11-5 road victory against Atlanta.

Twenty-seven year old righty Andre Pallante (9-5 3.83 ERA) will take the mound for the Cardinals in this matchup. Last time out, Pallante (6.2 IP) was roughed up for 11 hits and five runs during a 5-1 home loss versus Miami.

Cubs Preview

The Chicago Cubs are riding a five-game winning streak and trail division leading Milwaukee by 5.5 games. On Wednesday, SS Dansby Swanson crushed three long balls and drove in eight runs to power Chicago to a 23-3 home victory versus San Diego. Michael Conforto went 3-for-4 with two home runs and scored four times for the Cubs (49-38), who improved to 26-17 at home.

Thirty year old left-hander David Peterson (4-6 5.86 ERA) will make his second start as a member of the Cubs. Peterson, who was acquired in a trade with the New York Mets, has fanned 65 batters and owns a subpar 1.59 WHIP across 73 plus frames.

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Cardinals vs Cubs Pick

Chicago P Ben Brown is currently on the 15-day injured list with a stress reaction in his neck and will miss at least a month. Through 84 games, St. Louis ranks 19th in OPS and 18th in runs scored. For the season, Chicago ranks 3rd in OPS and 3rd in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win 8-6.

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