The St. Louis Cardinals (26-25) and Kansas City Royals (22-32) continue their I-70 Series Tuesday at 8:05 p.m. ET with the second of three games at Kauffman Stadium. Below, we analyze the Cardinals-Royals MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Cardinals at Royals: Projected starting pitchers
LHP Austin Gomber vs. RHP Brady Singer
Gomber is a lefty swingman who has logged a pair of starts and 10 relief appearances this season. He has clocked a 2.37 ERA and 1.42 WHIP along the way.
- Gomber didn’t pitch past the fourth inning in both of his starts (Sept. 5, Sept. 10). He figures to face up to 12-15 batters in an opener role in this one.
- Holds dangerous contact in check but has otherwise been fortunate around the edges (BABIP, LOB%, HR/fly balls). Analytic ERA measures peg a functional ERA closer to 5.00.
Singer has compiled a 4.14 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 10 starts during his rookie campaign.
- Had a no-hitter going until two outs in the eighth inning two starts back against the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 10. Threw 119 pitches that night, but wasn’t effect as he allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings of a 4-0 win at the Detroit Tigers Wednesday in his next start.
- Does an admirable job in inducing ground balls (53% GB) and mitigating hard contact.
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Cardinals at Royals: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Money line (ML)
This is a streaky Kansas City club and one that has been a hefty 51% return on investment for bettors over the team’s last 11 games. The Royals have the better bullpen. That relief corps was leveraged Monday in a 4-1 KC victory, but just about all the Royals’ top arms should be available Tuesday. The KANSAS CITY (-106) price leaves room for value and is worth a play.
New to sports betting? Every winning $1.06 bet on the Royals ML will profit $1. Every $1.06 bet on the Cardinals (-106) profits $1 if they win.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The Royals (+1.5, -176) are a bit pricey vs. the Cardinals (-1.5, +145). Stick to the Kansas City money line play.
Over/Under (O/U)
On both sides of the ball and compared to peripheral support stats, both clubs look to be a tad undercooked on their run-per-game averages. In the last nine games between the Redbirds and Royals, the Over has gone 6-2-1. On what figures to be a humid night with a batter’s breeze, back the OVER 8.5 (-110).
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