Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 31, 2024

Alec Bohm, batting .308 this season, leads the Philadelphia Phillies (39-18) into a matchup with one of the league’s other top hitters, Masyn Winn (.308 AVG) and the St. Louis Cardinals (27-27). Bohm and the Phillies are -185 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Citizens Bank Park, beginning at 6:40 PM ET live on NBCS-PH. Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.

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Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-185)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+154)
• Over/under: 8

Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been victorious in 33, or 70.2%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Philadelphia has won 16 of 21 games when listed as at least -185 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 64.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Cardinals have gone 12-14 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.2% of those games).
• St. Louis has a record of 1-3 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +154 or longer (25%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cardinals a 39.4% chance to win.

Phillies vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 47 while batting .308, which is also best on the team.
• Bohm is 116th in homers and third in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Bryce Harper is slugging .516 this season, with a team-best 13 homers while driving in 42 runs.
• Brendan Donovan leads the Cardinals with 25 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Donovan ranks 162nd in homers and 70th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has been productive as he paces his team with 25 RBI.

Phillies vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
• The Phillies have the second-best ERA (3.08) in the majors this season.
• The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.159 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
• The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.11).
• The Cardinals average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.301).