Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 13, 2024

Coming off of a 1-2 series loss to the Brewers, the Cincinnati Reds (57-61) are -133 favorites to pick up the win in Game 1 of a two-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (60-58). The series begins at Great American Ball Park, starting on Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET on BSOH. Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene and St. Louis’ Erick Fedde have been named the starters for this contest.

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Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Reds (-133)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+113)
• Over/under: 8.5

Reds vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Reds have come away with 29 wins in the 54 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Cincinnati has a record of 19-11 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -133 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 57.1% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Cardinals have won 28 of the 57 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (49.1%).
• St. Louis has an 8-17 record (winning just 32% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +113 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cardinals’ implied win probability is 46.9%.

Reds vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Elly De La Cruz is batting .264 this season with 20 home runs, both best among Cincinnati hitters.
• De La Cruz’s home runs rank him 28th in MLB, and he is 85th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati in runs batted in with 69 while batting .233 with 16 homers.
• Alec Burleson has racked up a team-best 20 home runs and 67 runs batted in.
• Burleson’s home run total ranks 28th in MLB, and he is 29th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .269 with 25 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 33 walks.

Reds vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Reds average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
• The Reds have pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
• The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.242 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The eight strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
• St. Louis has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.13).
• The Cardinals have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.276).