The St. Louis Cardinals (50-50) and Cleveland Indians (49-48) play the opener of a two-game interleague set Tuesday at Progressive Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cardinals vs. Indians odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Adam Wainwright is the projected starting pitcher for the Cardinals. He is 7-6 with a 3.56 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 8.4 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 over 118 2/3 innings across 19 starts.
Wainwright allowed one earned run, six hits and no walks with five strikeouts across seven innings in a no-decision against the Chicago Cubs Wednesday.
He has actually faced the Indians this season yielding just two runs, three hits and no walks with six strikeouts across seven innings in a win June 9 in St. Louis.
RHP Cal Quantrill is the projected starting pitcher for the Indians. He is 2-2 with a 3.84 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 6.2 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 over 72 2/3 IP spanning 10 starts and 18 relief appearances.
Quantrill was quite effective last time out Thursday allowing just one run, four hits and three walks across six innings in a no-decision against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Q faced the Cardinals July 9 working two scoreless innings in a relief appearance allowing a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.
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Cardinals at Indians odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 7:20 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Cardinals -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Indians -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Cardinals -1.5 (+140) | Indians +1.5 (-165)
- Over/Under: 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Prediction
Cardinals 4, Indians 1
Money line (ML)
The CARDINALS (-110) are the play in this interleague opener against the Indians (-110). It’s all about pitching, and Waino dominated the Tribe earlier this season. Quantrill pitched well last time, and this one will be tough, but look for the road team to win it here.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
CARDINALS -1.5 (+140) is a great value on the run line. The Indians +1.5 (-165) have had difficulty scoring runs lately posting just 3.6 runs per game across the past 10 outings. Wainwright shut them down in early July in a start in St. Louis. Look for the Cleveland bats to remains cool.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 9 (-105) is the play here, as again, the Indians have had trouble pushing runs across the plate lately. The Cardinals have allowed three or fewer runs in six of the past 11 outings, and they’ll do it again here.
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