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The Houston Astros (28-34) host the St. Louis Cardinals (28-31) at 2:10 PM ET Wednesday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Kyle Tucker has racked up 19 homers this season (No. 2 in the league) for the favored Astros which sit as -159 favorites, while Nolan Gorman ranks 213th in the majors with three dingers of his own for the underdogs. Houston’s Ronel Blanco and St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas have been named the starters for this contest.
Here is our preview for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $32.58
Astros to win vs Cardinals -159
Astros vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-159)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+134)
- Over/under: 9
Astros vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Astros have come away with 22 wins in the 48 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Houston has won 13 of 19 games when listed as at least -159 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 61.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Cardinals have won 13 of the 31 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (41.9%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +134 or longer, St. Louis has a 1-7 record (winning only 12.5% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 42.7%.
Astros vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Tucker leads Houston in home runs (19) and runs batted in (40) this season while batting .266.
- Of all MLB hitters, Tucker is 49th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and sixth in slugging.
- Yordan Alvarez has collected 68 hits this season and has an OBP of .362. He’s slugging .494 on the year.
- Brendan Donovan is hitting .236 with 14 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 19 walks.
- Donovan’s home run total ranks 175th in MLB, and he is 93rd in RBI.
- Masyn Winn is hitting .309 to pace his team.
Astros vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Astros average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.28 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.342 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Cardinals pitching staff is 18th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis’ 4.14 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals average baseball’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.298).