St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds odds, tips and betting trends

On Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals (8-4) are visiting the Cincinnati Reds (2-12), at 4:10 PM ET. The Reds have dropped 10 in a row. The Cardinals (-112 moneyline odds to win) play the Reds (-106) in an expected tight matchup. The St. Louis …

On Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals (8-4) are visiting the Cincinnati Reds (2-12), at 4:10 PM ET. The Reds have dropped 10 in a row.

The Cardinals (-112 moneyline odds to win) play the Reds (-106) in an expected tight matchup. The St. Louis Cardinals will hand the ball to Dakota Hudson (0-1, 5.68 ERA) looking for win No. 1 on the season, and the Reds will counter with Tyler Mahle (1-1, 5.68).

Yesterday, the Cardinals claimed a 4-2 win over the Reds, with Steven Matz (5.0 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 6 K) earning the win for the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt finished 3-for-5 with two RBI to lead the offensive showing. Hunter Greene (3.1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss for the Reds.

Ahead of watching this Cardinals vs. Reds matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds and Betting Lines

Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 5:05 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Cardinals (-112, bet $112 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Reds (-106, bet $106 to win $100)
  • Over/under: 8.5

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Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

  • The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites six times this season and won five of those games.
  • St. Louis has a record of 5-1 when favored by -112 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.8% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
  • St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in five of their 12 opportunities.
  • The Cardinals are 8-4-0 against the spread this season.

Dakota Hudson (Cardinals Probable Starter)

  • Hudson will get the start for the Cardinals, his third of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw three innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing three hits against the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • He has pitched to a 7.71 ERA this season with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across two games.
  • The Reds have scored 39 runs this season, which ranks 26th in MLB. They have 82 hits, 26th in baseball, with nine home runs (25th in the league).

Cardinals Batting Stats

  • The Cardinals have hit 13 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
  • The offense for the Cardinals has a slugging percentage of .389 this season, 11th in MLB.
  • St. Louis’ .239 batting average ranks 11th in the league this season.
  • The Cardinals rank 13th in the league with 54 total runs scored this season.
  • St. Louis has the 11th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.318).
  • The Cardinals rank second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 whiffs per contest.

Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

  • The Reds have come away with two wins in the 12 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Cincinnati has been victorious two times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Reds have an implied victory probability of 51.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Cincinnati’s games have gone over the total in seven of their 14 opportunities.
  • The Reds are 4-10-0 against the spread in their 14 games that had a posted line this season.

Tyler Mahle (Reds Probable Starter)

  • Mahle makes the start for the Reds, his fourth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.68 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 12 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the right-hander went 3 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing seven earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
  • During three games this season, the 27-year-old has a 5.68 ERA and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .275 to opposing hitters.
  • Mahle heads into this game with one outing of five or more innings pitched this year.
  • The opposing Cardinals offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 10th in home runs hit (13) in all of MLB. They have a collective .239 batting average, and are 18th in the league with 95 total hits and 13th in MLB action scoring 54 runs.

Reds Batting Stats

  • The Reds average 0.6 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB action with nine total home runs .
  • This season, the Reds are slugging .278, the lowest average in baseball.
  • Cincinnati’s .184 batting average ranks 28th in the league.
  • The Reds are the fifth-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 2.8 runs per game (39 total).
  • Cincinnati ranks last in baseball with an on-base percentage of .255.
  • Reds batters strike out 9.9 times per game, the 29th-most in the league.

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