Royals vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 9, 2024

Following a two-homer game in a win over the Red Sox, Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals (64-52) into action as -118 favorites against the St. Louis Cardinals (59-57). First pitch from Kauffman Stadium at 8:10 PM ET on Friday, live on BSKC. Michael Lorenzen starts for Kansas City while Miles Mikolas is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

Check out our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Royals vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-118)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-102)
• Over/under: 9

Royals vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in 54 games this season and have come away with the win 35 times (64.8%) in those contests.
• This season Kansas City has come away with a win 31 times in 46 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 54.1% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have a 27-28 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 49.1% of those games).
• St. Louis has gone 23-24 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer (48.9%).
• The Cardinals have a 50.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Royals vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Witt is batting .349 with 22 home runs and 84 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Kansas City hitters this season.
• Witt is 20th in homers and fourth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in (84) this season. He’s batting .270 while slugging .463.
• Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals in home runs (19) and runs batted in (66).
• Burleson is 29th in homers and 29th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .265 with 23 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 33 walks.

Royals vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• The Royals have the fifth-best ERA (3.77) in the majors this season.
• The Royals rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.256 WHIP this season.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• St. Louis has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.10).
• Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.269).