Cardinals vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 10, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) will be out to avoid the sweep when they host the Kansas City Royals (49-43) to complete a one-game series. Bookmakers have listed the Cardinals as -146 favorites for the series finale, while the Royals are +123 underdogs. St. Louis’ Gordon Graceffo and Kansas City’s Michael Wacha have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-146)
• Underdog: Royals (+123)
• Over/under: 9

Cardinals vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 25 wins in the 44 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• St. Louis has a record of 10-8 when favored by -146 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 59.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Royals have won 45.3% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (24-29).
• Kansas City has gone 6-12 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer (33.3%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 44.8%.

Cardinals vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan is batting .271 with eight home runs and 44 RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Donovan’s home run total places him 131st and his RBI tally ranks him 57th.
• Alec Burleson is a key run producer for St. Louis with a .283 average, 14 homers and 45 RBI.
• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (15), runs batted in (61) and has a team-best batting average of .324.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt is 31st in homers and ninth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 21 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .249.

Cardinals vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
• Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.92 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.267 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Kansas City has the ninth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
• The Royals have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.276).