{"id":431626,"date":"2026-07-03T00:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T03:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:17:02","slug":"learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs &#8211; Friday July 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/STL.png\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>St. Louis Cardinals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/CHC.png\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Chicago Cubs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+110<\/span><span>O\/U: 10.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-130<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">St. Louis Cardinals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Andre Pallante &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-150\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher&#8217;s least effective pitch.  Andre Pallante has utilized his off-speed and breaking balls 8% more often this season (50.8%) than he did last season (42.8%).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who limits has fastball usage will instead heavily use change-ups, curveballs, sliders, etc. These are far more effective pitches at preventing runs and generating strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Nathan Church &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-150\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Extreme flyball batters like Nathan Church usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like David Peterson.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Lars Nootbaar &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+145\/-190)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Chicago Cubs Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Chicago Cubs &#8211;  Moneyline (-130)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the best out of all the teams today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Nico Hoerner &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-255\/+190)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Chicago Cubs &#8211;  Moneyline (-130)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Chicago Cubs projected lineup profiles as the 2nd-best on the slate in terms of overall batting skill.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who faces a strong opposing offense will be more likely to underperform his usual performance, particularly in terms of hits and runs, in that game.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Chicago Cubs &#8211; Run Line -1.5 (+150)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Chicago Cubs have hit the Run Line in 9 of their last 13 games (+8.20 Units \/ 56% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"4.12.2\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"PLAYER\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"1\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs +110O\/U: 10.5(-110\/-110)-130 St. Louis Cardinals Insights Andre Pallante &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-150\/+115) Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher&#8217;s least effective&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[197,14,498,73,1024,592,231,234,230,229,227,228,225,233,232,226,17],"class_list":["post-431626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-andre-pallante","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-lars-nootbaar","tag-mlb","tag-nathan-church","tag-nico-hoerner","tag-player-analysis","tag-player-insights","tag-player-predictions","tag-player-prop-bets","tag-player-prop-odds","tag-player-prop-picks","tag-player-props","tag-player-rankings","tag-player-stats","tag-player-trends","tag-st-louis-cardinals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs - Friday July 3, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs matchup on July 3, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs - Friday July 3, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs matchup on July 3, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-03T04:46:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-03T07:17:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mlb\/default\/20260703_chc_stl.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"EV Analytics\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41\"},\"headline\":\"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs &#8211; Friday July 3, 2026\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-03T04:46:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-03T07:17:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":411,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260703_chc_stl.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Andre Pallante\",\"Chicago Cubs\",\"Lars Nootbaar\",\"MLB\",\"Nathan Church\",\"Nico Hoerner\",\"Player Analysis\",\"Player Insights\",\"Player Predictions\",\"Player Prop Bets\",\"Player Prop Odds\",\"Player Prop Picks\",\"Player Props\",\"Player Rankings\",\"Player Stats\",\"Player Trends\",\"St. Louis Cardinals\"],\"articleSection\":[\"MLB Game Previews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs - Friday July 3, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260703_chc_stl.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-03T04:46:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-03T07:17:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs matchup on July 3, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260703_chc_stl.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260703_chc_stl.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs &#8211; Friday July 3, 2026\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics - WriteNow\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"EV Analytics\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"EV Analytics\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/author\\\/evanalytics\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs - Friday July 3, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","description":"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs matchup on July 3, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs - Friday July 3, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","og_description":"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs matchup on July 3, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!","og_url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/","og_site_name":"WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","article_published_time":"2026-07-03T04:46:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-03T07:17:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mlb\/default\/20260703_chc_stl.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"EV Analytics","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"EV Analytics","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"EV Analytics","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41"},"headline":"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs &#8211; Friday July 3, 2026","datePublished":"2026-07-03T04:46:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-03T07:17:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/"},"wordCount":411,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mlb\/default\/20260703_chc_stl.png","keywords":["Andre Pallante","Chicago Cubs","Lars Nootbaar","MLB","Nathan Church","Nico Hoerner","Player Analysis","Player Insights","Player Predictions","Player Prop Bets","Player Prop Odds","Player Prop Picks","Player Props","Player Rankings","Player Stats","Player Trends","St. Louis Cardinals"],"articleSection":["MLB Game Previews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/","name":"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs - Friday July 3, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mlb\/default\/20260703_chc_stl.png","datePublished":"2026-07-03T04:46:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-03T07:17:02+00:00","description":"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs matchup on July 3, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mlb\/default\/20260703_chc_stl.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mlb\/default\/20260703_chc_stl.png","width":800,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/learn-about-player-prop-odds-breakdown-for-cardinals-vs-cubs-friday-july-3-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn About Player Prop Odds Breakdown for Cardinals vs Cubs &#8211; Friday July 3, 2026"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#website","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/","name":"EV Analytics - WriteNow","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization","name":"EV Analytics","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"EV Analytics"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41","name":"EV Analytics","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"EV Analytics"},"url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/author\/evanalytics\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431626"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431680,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431626\/revisions\/431680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}