Yankees vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 1, 2024

Following a two-homer game last time out, Austin Wells leads the New York Yankees (79-56) into action as -195 favorites against the St. Louis Cardinals (67-68). First pitch from Yankee Stadium at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday, live on YES. Nestor Cortes Jr. takes the mound for New York while Miles Mikolas is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-195)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+163)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been victorious in 59, or 56.7%, of the 104 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• New York has a record of 17-11 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -195 or more on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 66.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have a 33-34 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 49.3% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +163 or longer, St. Louis has a 1-2 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
• The Cardinals have a 38% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.331), home runs (51) and runs batted in (123) this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Judge ranks second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Juan Soto has collected 142 hits this season and has an OBP of .422. He’s slugging .592 on the year.
• Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals in home runs (21) and runs batted in (72).
• Burleson’s home run total ranks 37th in the majors, and he is 37th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .270 with 19 doubles, 15 home runs and 35 walks.

Yankees vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have the sixth-best ERA (3.75) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.252 WHIP this season.
• The Cardinals pitching staff is 26th in the majors with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
• The Cardinals average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.267).