Data Skrive:
The St. Louis Cardinals (28-30) and Nolan Gorman (2 HR in his last game) are underdogs (+126) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Houston Astros (27-34) on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET on SCHN. Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti and St. Louis’ Andre Pallante have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $33.51
Astros to win vs Cardinals -148
Astros vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-148)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+126)
- Over/under: 9
Astros vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Astros have been favorites in 47 games this season and have come away with the win 21 times (44.7%) in those contests.
- This season Houston has been victorious 15 times in 25 chances when named as a favorite of at least -148 on the moneyline.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 59.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Cardinals have a 13-17 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.3% of those games).
- St. Louis has a 3-9 record (winning only 25% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +126 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals’ implied win probability is 44.2%.
Astros vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Kyle Tucker leads Houston in home runs with 19 and runs batted in with 40.
- Among all MLB hitters, Tucker is 50th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and sixth in slugging.
- Yordan Alvarez has 66 hits and an OBP of .362 to go with a slugging percentage of .496 this season.
- Brendan Donovan is batting .242 with 14 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 19 walks.
- Donovan’s home run total ranks 169th in the big leagues, and he is 86th in RBI.
- Nolan Arenado is batting .257 with 10 doubles, five home runs and 16 walks.
Astros vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Astros have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
- The Astros rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.335 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- St. Louis’ 4.08 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.293).