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Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and Picks for Friday, 08/08/25

Updated: 6:00 AM ET Aug 09, 2025

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66-48

Cubs

8:15 PM ETFri Aug 8

58-58

Cardinals

Mark Hamilton

Updated: 6:00 AM ET August 09, 2025

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Mark is an avid sports enthusiast and stats geek, he has made it his mission to combine the two and come up with winning plays. He works to combine important variables into statistical analyses that give insight (hopefully) into game outcomes. The numbers don’t lie! (well maybe sometimes)

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