The St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) and the Chicago Cubs (53-36) play the final game of their 3-game series Sunday night. First pitch from Wrigley Field is at 6:10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Cardinals vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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This was to have been Jameson Taillon’s start before the calf injury that will sideline him for quite some time. So the Cubs are going with a bullpen game today, with Drew Pomeranz as opener. Pomeranz has done this twice this year,