Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 28, 2024

The Cincinnati Reds (24-30) hope to avoid an upset as -124 favorites when they take on Paul Goldschmidt (with homers in two straight contests) and the St. Louis Cardinals (25-27). First pitch is at 6:40 PM ET Tuesday, live from Great American Ball Park and airing on BSOH. Cincinnati’s Andrew Abbott gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson.

Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Reds (-124)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+104)
• Over/under: 9.5

Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Reds have been favorites in 21 games this season and have come away with the win 12 times (57.1%) in those contests.
• Cincinnati has a record of 9-8 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -124 or more on the moneyline.
• The Reds have an implied victory probability of 55.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have won 10 of the 24 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (41.7%).
• St. Louis has a 7-11 record (winning only 38.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +104 or longer.
• The Cardinals have a 49% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Reds vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Spencer Steer is batting .231 for Cincinnati with a team-high 35 RBI.
• Steer is 79th in homers and 15th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in batting average (.245) and home runs (nine) this season, while also driving in 24 runs.
• Brendan Donovan paces the Cardinals with 25 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Donovan’s home run total puts him 154th, and his RBI total ranks 63rd.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .258 with 10 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.

Reds vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Reds have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Reds have pitched to a 3.84 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• The Reds rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.230 WHIP this season.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
• St. Louis has a 4.19 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average MLB’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.309).