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The Cleveland Guardians (90-66) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-109) in Sunday’s contest with the St. Louis Cardinals (78-77). First pitch is at 2:15 p.m. ET on BSGL. The Guardians are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +166 odds. St. Louis’ Andre Pallante gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Gavin Williams.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $38.02
Cardinals to win vs Guardians -111
Cardinals vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-111)
- Underdog: Guardians (-109)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cardinals vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 73 games this year and have walked away with the win 37 times (50.7%) in those games.
- St. Louis has a record of 37-36 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -111 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 52.6% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Guardians have gone 27-30 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 47.4% of those games).
- Cleveland has gone 27-30 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -109 or longer (47.4%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 52.2% chance to win.
Cardinals vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis with a batting average of .273. He’s also hit 13 home runs with 68 RBI.
- Donovan’s home runs rank him 145th in Major League Baseball, and he is 71st in RBI.
- Alec Burleson is batting .269 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 73 RBI.
- Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 37 home runs and 112 runs batted in.
- In all of MLB, Ramirez is seventh in homers and third in RBI.
- Josh Naylor has 26 doubles, 31 home runs and 56 walks while hitting .241.
Cardinals vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.08) in the majors this season.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.263 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The Guardians pitching staff is eighth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Cleveland has a 3.65 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.201).