Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 27, 2024

Only one streak will continue when the Cincinnati Reds (23-30) (three-game win streak) and the St. Louis Cardinals (24-26) (four-game win streak) meet on Monday at 4:10 PM ET. The Reds have been set as -134 favorites by sportsbooks for the contest at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo and St. Louis’ Lance Lynn have been named the starters for this contest.

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Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Reds (-134)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+113)
• Over/under: 9

Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Reds have been favorites in 20 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (55%) in those contests.
• This season Cincinnati has come away with a win six times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 57.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have compiled a 10-13 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.5% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +113 or longer, St. Louis has gone 4-8 (33.3%).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.9% in this game.

Reds vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Spencer Steer is batting .230 for Cincinnati with a team-high 35 RBI.
• Among all MLB hitters, Steer is 106th in batting average, 39th in on-base percentage, and 81st in slugging.
• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in homers with nine while also batting a team-best .247 this season.
• Brendan Donovan leads the Cardinals with 25 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Donovan is 151st in home runs and 62nd in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .268 with 10 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.

Reds vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Reds average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• Reds pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.90 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The Reds rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.243 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• St. Louis’ 4.27 team ERA ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.312).