The New York Yankees (70-38) face the St. Louis Cardinals (59-48) Sunday in the finale game of a 3-game set at Busch Stadium. First pitch is set for 2:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Yankees vs. Cardinals odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Cardinals lead 2-0
The Yankees are scuffling in the Gateway City. They blew a 3-2 lead Friday night to fall 4-3 and were shut out 1-0 Saturday night. They’ve now lost 4 games in a row and are 13-17 over their last 30 games. They go with their newly acquired RHP Frankie Montas Sunday in hopes of righting the ship.
Meanwhile, the Cards have won 6 outings in a row and 8 of 10. They’re 14-6 over their last 20 as they have tied the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Central lead. They go with ol’ reliable RHP Adam Wainwright to try to complete the sweep of the Bronx Bombers.
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Yankees at Cardinals projected starters
RHP Frankie Montas vs. RHP Adam Wainwright
Montas (4-9, 3.18 ERA) makes his 20th start. He has a 1.14 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9 and 9.4 K/9 in 104 2/3 IP.
- First start in 12 days and first start since traded from the Oakland Athletics.
- Has struggled on the road with a 5.01 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 7.8 K/9.
Wainwright (8-8, 3.11 ERA) makes his 22nd start. He has a 1.19 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 in 130 1/3 IP.
- Has allowed 1 ER with 12 K through 14 IP over his last 2 starts.
- Has a 1.79 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and a 7.6 K/9 across 10 home starts.
Yankees at Cardinals odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Yankees -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Cardinals +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Yankees -1.5 (+120) | Cardinals +1.5 (-145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: +100 | U: -125)
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Yankees at Cardinals picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 5, Cardinals 3
Money line
The sportsbooks certainly know how seldomly the Cardinals sweep a series as they’ve given the Yankees the -140 juice. For as good as Wainwright is at home with the 1.79 ERA, he is just 4-3. I feel this is a game the Yankees make him work and get him out after 6 innings, which is when they strike.
With that in mind, LEAN CARDINALS FIRST 5 INNINGS (+140) for the best value.
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Run line/Against the spread
When the Yankees win, it’s usually by more than 1 run. The Cardinals’ bullpen is very lopsided with only 1 or 2 guys you can rely on, and the rest are just famine.
LEAN YANKEES -1.5 (+120).
Over/Under
Both of the games in this series went Under, and I must say, I wouldn’t have picked that. Nine runs are too tall of a number with that trend in mind. The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 games the Cards have played against a right-hander and 4-0-1 in the last 5 between these teams.
LEAN UNDER 8.5 (-125).
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