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Cleveland Guardians at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Sunday’s Cleveland Guardians at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Cleveland Guardians (90-66) and the St. Louis Cardinals (78-77) wrap up a 3-game interleague series Sunday. First pitch from Busch Stadium is set for 2:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Guardians vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Tied 1-1

The Guardians clinched a playoff spot Thursday, and they secured the AL Central Division title on Saturday despite a loss to the Cardinals. It is Cleveland’s 2nd division title in the past 3 seasons, and 1st for 1st-year skipper Stephen Vogt.

Cleveland is 6-2 in the past 8 games after Saturday’s 6-5 loss. The Over (7.5) cashed in that loss, and that was a rarity, too. The Under is still 15-3-3 across the previous 21 contests.

The Cardinals have been eliminated from the postseason hunt, but they’re not tossing in the towel. St. Louis has won 4 of the past 6 games, while going 6-2 in the previous 8 outings at home. The Under is 9-3 in the past 12 outings, and 10-3-1 across the past 14 home contests.

The win Saturday snapped a 5-game skid in interleague play for the Cards. St. Louis is still just 2-6 in the past 8 tries against the AL.

Guardians at Cardinals projected starters

RHP Gavin Williams vs. RHP Andre Pallante

Williams (3-10, 5.12 ERA) makes his 16th start. He has a 1.39 WHIP, 3.8 BB/9 and 9.7 K/9 in 70 1/3 IP.

  • Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K in 4-1 home setback vs. Minnesota Twins Tuesday
  • 2024 road splits: 3-3, 3.86 ERA, 37 1/3 IP, 16 ER, 2 HR, 1.13 WHIP, .190 opponents’ batting average (OBA), 16 BB, 34 K in 8 starts
  • Last 7 games: 1-6, 6.03 ERA, 31 1/3 IP, 21 ER, 28 H, 17 BB, 34 K, 1.44 WHIP
  • Has never faced Cardinals

Pallante (7-8, 3.87 ERA) makes his 19th start and 28th appearance. He has a 1.35 WHIP, 3.8 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 in 109 1/3 IP.

  • Last start: Win, 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 9 K in 4-0 home victory vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Monday
  • 2024 home splits: 5-5, 4.18 ERA, 60 1/3 IP, 28 ER, 3 HR, 1.43 WHIP, .262 OBA, 24 BB, 51 K in 10 starts (14 appearances)
  • Last 7 games: 3-2, 2.98 ERA, 42 1/3 IP, 14 ER, 21 BB, 35 K, 1.32 WHIP
  • Career vs. Guardians: 0-0, 1 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K in 2 relief appearances

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Guardians at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline: Guardians -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Cardinals -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Guardians -1.5 (+155) | Cardinals +1.5 (-190)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Guardians at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Cardinals 4, Guardians 3

Moneyline

It’s worth playing the CARDINALS (-105) lightly in the interleague series finale.

The Guardians (-115) aren’t likely to be terribly motivated after having clinched the division Saturday night. In addition, Williams is on the mound, and he has struggled for the entirety of the season.

Be careful, though, as the Cards are still just 4-5 in the past 9 contests, while cashing in 2 of the previous 6 home interleague battles.

Run line/Against the spread

The Cardinals +1.5 (-190) will cost you nearly 2 times your potential return, and that’s just a little too risky for a standalone play. It’s OK to toss St. Louis into a multi-leg parlay, though.

Williams just can’t be trusted for the Guardians -1.5 (+155), especially to pitch the team to a win by 2 or more runs.

AVOID.

Over/Under

UNDER 7.5 (-105) is quite risky with Williams, although his splits are much better on the road. Pallante actually has some surprisingly good numbers, though.

The Under is 5-2 across the past 7 games for the Cardinals, while going 11-4-1 in the previous 15 contests.

And, for the Guardians, the Under has dominated lately. Cleveland has hit the Under at a 15-3-3 pace in the past 21 contests, while going 8-2-2 in the previous 12 outings away from home.

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Cleveland Guardians at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s Cleveland Guardians at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Cleveland Guardians (90-65) and the St. Louis Cardinals (77-77) played the middle contest of a 3-game interleague series Saturday. First pitch from Busch Stadium is set for 7:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Guardians vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Guardians lead 1-0

The Guardians clinched a postseason spot Thursday afternoon in a win against the Minnesota Twins. Cleveland kept its foot on the gas Friday, winning 5-1 in the interleague series opener as a slight underdog (+102) as the Under (8) cashed.

The Cardinals slipped to .500 with the loss Friday, and they’re now just 3-5 in the past 8 games. The Under has cashed in 5 of the past 6 outings, while the total has gone low at a 11-3-1 clip in the previous 15 contests. The Cards were eliminated from postseason contention with Friday’s loss.

In interleague play, Cleveland is just 4-6 in the past 10 games against the National League, while going just 2-5 in the past 7 road contests vs. NL teams. The Under is 5-0-1 in the past 6 interleague games, too.

For St. Louis, it has lost 5 straight interleague games, while going just 1-6 in the past 7 outings against the AL. The Under is 4-2-1 in the past 7 outings against American League opponents.

Guardians at Cardinals projected starters

LHP Matthew Boyd vs. RHP Miles Mikolas

Boyd (2-1, 2.52 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.07 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 10.1 K/9 in 35 2/3 IP.

  • Last start: No-decision, 2 2/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K in 4-3 home win vs. Minnesota Twins Monday
  • 2024 road splits: 1-0, 2.87 ERA, 15 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 3 HR, 1.21 WHIP, .213 opponents’ batting average (OBA), 6 BB, 17 K in 3 starts
  • Career vs. Cardinals: 1-0, 1.38 ERA (13 IP, 2 ER), 2 solo HR, 1 BB, 17 K, 0.54 WHIP, 11.8 K/9 in 2 starts

Mikolas (8-11, 5.49 ERA) makes his 31st start. He has a 1.29 WHIP, 1.3 BB/9 and 6.4 K/9 in 160 2/3 IP.

  • Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K in 3-2 road loss vs. Toronto Blue Jays last Sunday
  • 2024 home splits: 1-6, 6.54 ERA, 74 1/3 IP, 54 ER, 14 HR, 1.35 WHIP, .289 OBA, 12 BB, 52 K in 14 starts
  • Last 7 games: 0-2, 6.96 ERA, 32 1/3 IP, 25 ER, 2 BB, 28 K, 1.36 WHIP
  • Career vs. Guardians: Loss, 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K in 1 start, a 2-0 road setback Aug. 2, 2014

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Guardians at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline: Guardians -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Cardinals +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Guardians -1.5 (+135) | Cardinals +1.5 (-160)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Guardians at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Guardians 5, Cardinals 2

Moneyline

The GUARDIANS (-135) are worth a look as moderate favorites behind the southpaw.

The Cardinals (+115) have managed a respectable 22-19 record against LHP this season, but the problem is Mikolas. St. Louis is 1-3 in his past 4 outings, and 1-3 in his previous 4 assignments at home, too.

The Cards are also just 3-5 in the past 8 games, while going 1-4 in the past 5 interleague battles at Busch Stadium.

Run line/Against the spread

The GUARDIANS -1.5 (+135) are worth playing lightly on the run line, if you’re a little more adventurous. More risk equals more reward. Cleveland has won 6 of the past 7 games, although 3 of the past 4 wins are by a single run.

As a favorite, the Guardians are 2-4 in the past 6 as a favorite on the run line, so be careful.

Over/Under

UNDER 8 (-115) is the lean, but like the run line above, play this lightly with a half-unit play at most.

For the Cardinals, the Under is on a 5-1 run in the past 6 games, while going 11-3-1 across the previous 15 contests.

As far as the Guardians are concerned, the Under is 15-2-3 in the past 20 games, while cashing low at a 8-1-2 clip in the past 11 outings on the road.

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Cleveland Guardians at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Cleveland Guardians at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

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The Cleveland Guardians (89-65) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (77-76) Friday in the opener of a 3-game set at Busch Stadium at 7:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Guardians vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: First meeting; Cleveland won 2-1 last year

The Guardians took 3 of 4 from the Minnesota Twins, culminated by a 3-2 victory in 10 innings Thursday. OF Lane Thomas has been hitting the ball hard of late. He’s hitting .250 with a team-leading 4 homers and 13 RBIs over the last 15 days. Their magic number to clinch the AL Central is 3.

The Cardinals couldn’t complete the sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 3-2 defeat Thursday. In typical Cardinals fashion, 2B Brendan Donovan, hitting 5th in the order, went 4-for-4, and the 4 hitters behind him went 0-for-13. The next Cardinals loss will eliminate them from the postseason, as they’re 8 games out with 9 to go.

Pirates at Cardinals projected starters

RHP Ben Lively vs. RHP Kyle Gibson

Lively (12-9, 3.87 ERA) makes his 28th start. He has a 1.23 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 through 142 innings.

  • Last start: Win, 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K in 2-0 home victory Sunday against Tampa Bay Rays
  • 2 career starts vs. Cardinals: 1-1, 6.39 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 16 K in 12 2/3 IP

Gibson (8-7, 4.11 ERA) makes his 29th start. He has a 1.33 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 8.1 K/9 through 159 2/3 innings.

  • Last start: Loss, 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 1 K in 7-2 defeat Saturday at Toronto Blue Jays
  • Last 5 regular-season starts vs. Cleveland: 2-2, 5.19 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 18 K in 26 IP

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Guardians at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Guardians -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Cardinals -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Guardians +1.5 (+155) | Cardinals +1.5 (-190)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Guardians at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Cardinals 3, Guardians 2

Moneyline

This is a pretty fair ML proposition because the Cardinals are still trying to win games. They’re removing prospect OF Jordan Walker late in games for defensive purposes, which is equivocally mind-boggling.

Gibson made 2 starts against Cleveland last year and did fairly well with 4 ER in 12 2/3 IP. I think the Cards take this one and stave off elimination one more day. Take the CARDINALS -115.

Run line/Against the spread

I’m going with KYLE GIBSON UNDER 5.5 HITS ALLOWED (-140) here. I considered his Over 4.5 K’s because he has fanned 5+ in 5 of 7 GS, but Cleveland is hard to K. Gibson has allowed 5 or fewer hits in 4 straight starts, and again, the Cards are trying to win. So I could see a quick hook in play.

Over/Under

It’s slated to be an 87-degree evening with a 5-mph breeze blowing in from right-center. The Cards are 2-8 O/U in their last 10, and the Guardians are 2-7-1.

There isn’t much to consider here, take the UNDER 8 (-105).

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Thursday’s Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (71-81) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (77-75) Thursday in the finale of a 4-game set at Busch Stadium at 7:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Pirates vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Cardinals lead 8-4

The Pirates dropped a wild one Wednesday 10-5 as +183 underdogs. They fell behind 4-0 after 3 innings and battled back to grab a 5-4 lead in the top of the 6th before folding in the 7th when the Cardinals scored 6 times. Six Pirates had 2 hits apiece, and rookie CF Billy Cook hit his 1st major league homer.

SS Masyn Winn’s game-tying homer to lead off the bottom of the 7th started the Cardinals’ big inning, while RF Jordan Walker capped the scoring with a bases-clearing 3-run double 7 batters later. Winn, who has 14 homers, quietly is having one of the best seasons as a Cardinals shortstop over the last 20 years. Even though the Cards — who cashed as -201 favorites Wednesday — have won 3 in a row, they’re still 7 games out of a Wild Card spot and running out of runway with 10 games to go.

Pirates at Cardinals projected starters

RHP Luis Ortiz vs. RHP Erick Fedde

Ortiz (6-6, 3.45 ERA) makes his 14th start and 36th appearance. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 7.0 K/9 through 122 2/3 innings.

  • Last start: Loss, 4 IP, 4 ER (7 R), 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K in 8-3 home setback vs. Kansas City Royals Friday
  • Career vs. Cardinals: 0-2, 14.63 ERA (8 IP, 13 ER), 14 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 10 K in 4 games (3 starts)
  • 2024 vs. Cardinals: 1 relief appearance, 2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K in 7-4 home loss July 2
  • 3 career starts vs. Cardinals: 0-2, 18.00 ERA (6 IP, 12 ER) 11 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 6 K

Fedde (8-9, 3.45 ERA) makes his 30th start this season combined between the Cardinals and Chicago White Sox. He has a 1.18 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 through 164 1/3 innings between the 2 clubs

  • Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K in 4-3 loss in 11 innings at Toronto Blue Jays Friday
  • Career vs. Pirates: 1-0, 3.60 ERA (10 IP, 4 ER), 7 H, 4 BB, 10 K in 2 starts — both in 2022 for Washington Nationals

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Pirates at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Pirates +120 (bet $100 to win $115) | Cardinals -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Pirates +1.5 (-175) | Cardinals -1.5 (+145)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)

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Pirates at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Moneyline

The Cards have dominated this series. However, Fedde is 1-5 with a 4.43 ERA (42 2/3 IP, 21 ER) since being acquired by the Cardinals. Expect the PIRATES (+120) to bounce back.

Run line/Against the spread

Since Fedde has not settled in with his new team, I’m taking ERICK FEDDE UNDER 17.5 OUTS (-110). He has made it through 6 innings only twice in 8 of his starts with the Cardinals.

Over/Under

It’s a warm 88 degrees with a 6-mph wind blowing out to left-center in St. Louis. The bats really came out Wednesday, and I look for Busch to play similarly Thursday on a hot evening.

TAKE OVER 8.5 (-100).

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (71-80) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (76-75) Wednesday in the 3rd game of a 4-game set at Busch Stadium at 7:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Pirates vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Cardinals lead 7-4

The Pirates have dropped 4 of 5 after a 3-1 final Tuesday. They have scored just 9 runs in those 5 games and have been dropped 4-0 and 3-1 in the first 2 games in the Lou. OF Bryan De La Cruz gave the Pirates an early lead with his 20th homer of the year, but they couldn’t manufacture anything else.

RHP Lance Lynn was great in what could be his final start at Busch Stadium wearing the birds on the bat. He allowed 1 run and struck out 5 over 6 IP. OF Jordan Walker turned on a fastball left up and put it in the opposing bullpen for his 4th homer of the year.

Pirates at Cardinals projected starters

RHP Jake Woodford vs. RHP Sonny Gray

Woodford (0-6, 8.01 ERA) makes his 7th start (9th appearance). He has a 1.62 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 through 30 1/3 innings between the Chicago White Sox and Pirates.

  • Last start: Loss, 3 1/3 IP, 7 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 3 K in 10-2 home defeat Aug. 24 against Cincinnati Reds
  • Has never faced Cardinals
  • Career as a starter: 4-11, 5.79 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 5.6 K/9 in 24 GS

Gray (13-9, 3.75 ERA) makes his 28th start. He has a 1.07 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 10.9 K/9 through 160 2/3 innings.

  • Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K in 6-1 home victory Thursday against Reds
  • June 12 vs. PIT: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 9 K in 4-2 home victory; 3-1, 3.30 ERA, 38 K’s in 30 IP last 5 GS vs. Pirates

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Pirates at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Pirates +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Cardinals -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Pirates +1.5 (-125) | Cardinals -1.5 (+105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Pirates at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Moneyline

We cashed both of our bets here yesterday, including a +150 Cardinals RL. Woodford will be amped to pitch against his former club, but unfortunately for him, he has been throwing batting practice this year. The Cards are priced out of range, but take SONNY GRAY OVER 6.5 STRIKEOUTS (-125). He has 7+ K’s in 3 of 4 GS and whiffed 9 Buccos earlier this year.

Run line/Against the spread

I like Pittsburgh to remain competitive in this one. The Cards used closer Ryan Helsley Tuesday night, and he threw 16 pitches. He might be iffy Wednesday.

Take the PIRATES +1.5 (-125).

Over/Under

It’s slated to be 88 degrees with a 5-mph breeze blowing out to left-center. This matchup has rendered 6 straight Unders, but I feel the trend breaking Wednesday night. Woodford has been awful, and Gray has a tendency for a bad inning.

Take the OVER 8 (-105).

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Tuesday’s Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (71-79) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (75-75) Tuesday in the 2nd game of a 4-game set at Busch Stadium at 7:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Pirates vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Cardinals lead 6-4

Monday’s focus was on rookie phenom RHP Paul Skenes, and he was good, cashing an Over 6.5 K’s for us. Cards RHP Andre Pallante told us to hold his beer and struck out 9 Buccos over 7 shutout innings. The Bucs fell 4-0 Monday as they amassed just 4 hits. The Pirates have lost 3 of 4 as the sun is beginning to set on their season.

I mentioned the Cards do this weird thing where they get swept by a bad team and then play up to their competition. They did that against Skenes, handing him the 2nd of his 3 losses of his bright career. They scored 4 runs on 7 hits to snap a 3-game losing streak.

Pirates at Cardinals projected starters

LHP Bailey Falter vs. RHP Lance Lynn

Falter (8-7, 4.20 ERA) makes his 26th start. He has a 1.28 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 through 128 2/3 innings.

  • Last start: Win, 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K in 3-1 home victory Wednesday against Miami Marlins
  • June 12 at St. Louis: Loss, 4 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 4-2 setback

Lynn (6-4, 3.96 ERA) makes his 23rd start. He has a 1.36 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 8.4 K/9 through 111 1/3 innings.

  • Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 2-1 home win Wednesday against Cincinnati Reds
  • 2 GS vs. Pittsburgh this year: 0-0, 2.89 ERA (3 ER in 9 1/3 IP) 7 K

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Pirates at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Pirates +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Cardinals -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Pirates +1.5 (-185) | Cardinals -1.5 (+150)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Pirates at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Cardinals 4, Pirates 2

Moneyline

The Cards looked like the superior team Monday, and they could revert back to their typical mediocrity. So I’m not interested in them at -145.

PASS.

Run line/Against the spread

Instead, I’ll take the risk/reward of the RL here at +150. The Pirates have scored 3 runs or fewer in 4 of 5, and the Cards’ pen is rested. Of the Cards’ 6 wins against them this season, half of them have been by multiple runs.

Take the CARDINALS -1.5 (+150).

Over/Under

It’s slated to be 84 degrees with a 6-mph wind blowing right to left. The Under has smashed in 8 of 10 meetings between the teams this season.

I’ll take the UNDER 8 (-115).

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (71-78) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (74-75) Monday in the opener of a 4-game set at Busch Stadium at 7:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Pirates vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Cardinals lead 5-4

The Pirates avoided a 3-game sweep against the Kansas City Royals with a 4-3 win Sunday at basically a -108 pick’-em price. 3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-5 with an RBI as the Bucs improved to 5-2 over their last 7 games.

The Cardinals playoff hopes took a big hit over the weekend as they were swept in 3 at the Toronto Blue Jays. The Cards lost 4-3 in 11 innings Friday, lost 7-2 Saturday and fell 3-2 Sunday — St. Louis was a minor underdog in all 3 games. The recurring theme was what it has been all year — struggling to score runs and drive in runners in scoring position. The Cards have lost 5 of their last 7.

Pirates at Cardinals projected starters

RHP Paul Skenes vs. RHP Andre Pallante

Skenes (10-2, 2.10 ERA) makes his 21st start. The rookie has a 0.99 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 11.3 K/9 through 120 innings.

  • Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 9 K in 3-2 home victory Sept. 9
  • Road splits: 4-1, 1.49 ERA (48 1/3 IP, 8 ER), 0.87 WHIP, 12.7 K/9 in 8 starts
  • Career vs. Cardinals: 0-1, 1.23 ERA (14 2/3 IP, 2 ER), 9 H, 1 HR, 0 BB, 16 K in 2 starts (both this season)

Pallante (6-8, 4.13 ERA) makes his 18th start (27th appearance). He has a 1.40 WHIP, 4.0 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 through 102 1/3 innings.

  • Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 6 K in 3-0 home setback to Cincinnati Reds Tuesday
  • Home splits: 4-5, 4.73 ERA (53 1/3 IP, 28 ER), 1.52 WHIP, 7.1 K/9 in 13 games (9 starts)
  • Career vs. Pirates: 0-1, 3.33 ERA (27 IP, 10 ER), 1.26 WHIP, 4.3 K/9 in 15 games (2 starts)
  • Career starts vs. Pirates: 0-0, 1.38 ERA (13 IP, 2 ER), 0.77 WHIP, 8 K in 2 starts (both this season)

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Pirates at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Pirates -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Cardinals +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Pirates -1.5 (+120) | Cardinals +1.5 (-145)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 7 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Pirates at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Moneyline

The Cardinals have this weird thing of playing up to their competition. But Pallante has looked gassed. He has given up 8 earned runs over 10 innings in his last 2 starts. If he gives up half of that, it’s over against Skenes.

TAKE PIRATES (-145).

Run line/Against the spread

Of Pittsburgh’s 4 wins against St. Louis this year, only 1 of them was by multiple runs. While I’m forecasting a multi-run victory, I’ll be BETTING PAUL SKENES OVER 6.5 K’S (-120). He had 8 K’s in each of his 2 starts vs. the Cardinals.

Over/Under

The books have this one on point. There were 2-1 finals in both of Skenes’ starts against the Cards this year — 1 win and 1 loss. The wild card is Pallante, who looks cooked with awful control.

LEAN UNDER 7 (-105) or stay away.

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St. Louis Cardinals at Toronto Blue Jays odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals at Toronto Blue Jays odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

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The St. Louis Cardinals (74-72) take on the Toronto Blue Jays (69-78) Friday in the opener of a 3-game set at Rogers Centre at 7:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Cardinals vs. Blue Jays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: First meeting; St. Louis won 2-1 last year

The Cards took 2 of 3 from the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-1 final Thursday. RHP Sonny Gray was perfect through 5 innings before the Reds broke through in the 6th. He struck out 9 in 6 IP. Rookie SS Masyn Winn hit his 13th homer of the season.

The Jays dropped 2 of 3 to the New York Mets with a 6-2 final Wednesday.  2B Spencer Horwitz is on fire, hitting .432 with 4 homers and 9 RBIs in the last 15 days. They have lost 7 of 10 in what has been a lost season that opened with such promise.

Cardinals at Blue Jays projected starters

RHP Erick Fedde vs. RHP Kevin Gausman

Fedde (8-9, 3.39 ERA) makes his 29th start. He has a 1.17 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9 and 7.8 K/9 through 159 1/3 innings with the Chicago White Sox and Cardinals

  • Last start: Loss, 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 K in 6-1 home defeat Sept. 6 against Seattle Mariners
  • 4 career starts vs. Jays: 2-1, 4.87 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 13 K in 20 1/3 IP

Gausman (12-11, 4.09 ERA) makes his 29th start. He has a 1.24 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9 and 8.3 K/9 through 163 innings.

  • Last start: Loss, 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K in 3-1 setback Sept. 6 at Atlanta Braves
  • Career vs. St. Louis: (10 games, 6 starts) 1-5, 3.43 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 52 K in 39 1/3 IP

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Cardinals at Blue Jays odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Cardinals +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Blue Jays -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-200) | Blue Jays -1.5 (+165)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Cardinals at Blue Jays picks and predictions

Prediction

Blue Jays 5, Cardinals 2

Moneyline

Fedde faced the Jays while with the White Sox May 20 and allowed 5 ER in 6 IP. Though they’ve fallen on hard times, I look for a similar return from the Jays’ offense. The Cardinals have trouble holding on runners and pitch to contact far too much.

Take the BLUE JAYS -135.

Run line/Against the spread

We mentioned in the opening how insanely well Horwitz is hitting. Fedde gives up contact. Take SPENCER HORWITZ OVER 1.5 H+R+RBIS (-125).

Over/Under

Both teams are 4-5-1 O/U in their last 10. I look for Gausman to shut the Cards down and strike out a bunch. Unless they can score 3 or more, I look for this UNDER 8 (-105) to hit.

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Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Thursday’s Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The St. Louis Cardinals (73-72) welcome the Cincinnati Reds (71-76) to Busch Stadium Thursday for the finale of their 3-game series. First pitch is set for 1:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Reds vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Reds lead 7-5

The Reds beat the Cardinals 3-0 Tuesday to kick off the series and lost 2-1 in the 2nd game Wednesday.

Cincinnati has won 3 of its last 4 games and 7 of its last 10. It has played well on the road with a 35-37 away record. The Reds are 82-65 against the spread (ATS).

The Cardinals are 6-4 over their last 10 games, yet just 2-3 over their last 5, dropping 2 of 3 in their prior series with the Seattle Marines. They have struggled offensively, tallying just 9 runs over their last 5 games. St. Louis is 38-35 at home and 72-73 ATS.

Reds at Cardinals projected starters

RHP Jakob Junis vs. RHP Sonny Gray

Junis (4-0, 2.82 ERA) makes his 4th start and 22nd appearance. He has a 0.92 WHIP, 1.2 BB/9 and 6.9 K/9 in 51 IP.

  • Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 4-0 road loss to the New York Mets Saturday
  • 2024 away stats: 3-0, 3.55 ERA (25 1/3 IP, 10 ER), 1.15 WHIP, 6.8 K/9 in 11 appearances (1 start)
  • Career vs. Cardinals: 0-1, 2.48 ERA (32 2/3 IP, 9 ER), 0.86 WHIP, 8.6 K/9 in 9 appearances (5 starts)

Gray (12-9, 3.84 ERA) makes his 27th start. He has a 1.09 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 10.8 K/9 in 154 2/3 IP.

  • Last start: No-decision, 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 3-2 road win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sept. 4
  • 2024 home stats: 8-5, 2.63 ERA (82 IP, 24 ER), 0.98 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 in 14 starts
  • Career vs. Reds: 0-3, 5.82 ERA (17 IP, 11 ER), 1.24 WHIP, 10.1 K/9 in 3 starts

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Reds at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Reds +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Cardinals -185 (bet $185 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Reds +1.5 (-145) | Cardinals -1.5 (+120)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Reds at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Moneyline

PASS.

There’s no value here. The Cardinals are too great of a favorite to play on the moneyline while the Reds have been too inconsistent this season to take as an underdog.

Avoid this play.

Run line/Against the spread

BET REDS +1.5 (-145).

The Reds are the best-covering team in the majors on the road. They are 47-25 ATS in away games. St. Louis is 35-37 ATS at home, which is also in the top half of the league.

The Cardinals have had 2 of their last 6 games end within 1 run. They haven’t scored well enough as of late, producing 4 or fewer runs in 6 straight games, to assume they can pull ahead by a significant margin here. The Reds have won 3 of their last 4 games with 2 of those having been 1-run games.

Expect a close battle and take REDS +1.5 (-145).

Over/Under

BET UNDER 7.5 (-115).

The Reds have gone Under in 5 straight games, including Junis’ last start. They have scored 8 runs in those 5 games, so they clearly aren’t getting on base with any consistency.

The Cardinals are 1-3 O/U in their last 4 games and 1-4-1 O/U in their last 6. St. Louis is 68-72-5 O/U on the season. Given both teams struggles offensively, take UNDER 7.5 (-115).

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Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Cincinnati Reds (71-75) and St. Louis Cardinals (72-72) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series Wednesday at Busch Stadium at 7:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Reds vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Reds lead 7-4

The Reds won their 3rd straight with a 3-0 shutout Tuesday. SS Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with 2 walks and 2 steals, CF TJ Friedl had 2 RBIs and 5 pitchers combined to keep the Cardinals off the board. Cincinnati is 7-3 over its last 10 games and has won 5 of its last 6 against St. Louis, including 4 in a row.

Tuesday’s game really sums up the Cardinals’ season. They had 8 hits and 2 walks and did not score a single run. They loaded the bases in the 9th inning with no outs but didn’t score, not even putting the ball in play as they struck out 3 times in a row to end the game. Entering Wednesday, they’re 6½ games out of a Wild Card spot with 18 games to go.

Reds at Cardinals projected starters

RHP Brandon Williamson vs. RHP Lance Lynn

Williamson (0-0, 2.25 ERA) makes his 2nd start (3rd appearance) of 2024. He has a 0.63 WHIP, 1.1 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 in 8 innings.

  • Last outing: No-decision, 4 2/3 relief IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K in 6-4 loss in 10 innings at New York Mets Friday
  • Last start: No-decision, 3 1/3 IP, 1 ER (2 R), 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K in 4-3 home loss in 11 innings vs. Milwaukee Brewers Sept. 1
  • Career vs. Cardinals: 1-0, 4.35 ERA (10 1/3 IP, 5 ER), 9 H, 6 BB, 5 K in 2 starts

Lynn (6-4, 4.06 ERA) makes his 22nd start. He has a 1.36 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 8.2 K/9 in 106 1/3 innings.

  • Last start: Win, 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K in 8-1 home victory vs. Texas Rangers July 30
  • First start since July 30; was on IL with knee injury
  • 2024 vs. Reds: 1-1, 0.75 ERA (12 IP, 1 ER, 3 R) 7 H, 4 BB, 11 K in 2 starts
  • Last 5 starts vs. Reds: 4-1, 2.73 ERA (29 2/3 IP, 9 ER), 1.04 WHIP, 26 K
  • Career vs. Reds: 13-5, 3.05 ERA (129 2/3 IP, 44 ER), 1.10 WHIP, 8.7 K/9 in 24 games (21 starts)

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Reds at Cardinals odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Reds +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Cardinals -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Reds +1.5 (-185) | Cardinals -1.5 (+150)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Reds at Cardinals picks and predictions

Prediction

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Moneyline

The Reds have the Cards’ number. They know that all they have to do is get on 1st base and they’ll likely get to 2nd. They stole 3 bags Tuesday but did get thrown out once — they’re 2nd in the majors in SBs with 194; Washington is 1st with 198. TAKE CINCINNATI (+125).

Run line/Against the spread

AVOID an RL play since we’re backing the Reds’ ML.

However, he’s a prop bet for you. We nailed this Tuesday in the 1st inning, and we’re going back to the well. BET ELLY DE LA CRUZ OVER 0.5 STOLEN BASES (+115).

Over/Under

It’s slated to be 87 degrees, with low humidity, and a 6-mph wind blowing in from right-center. I expect this to be close, but I don’t respect the Cardinals offense enough to cash an Over despite the salivating odds.

TAKE UNDER 8 (-110).

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