Data Skrive:
The St. Louis Cardinals (41-39) are favorites (-129) on the moneyline when they square off against the Cincinnati Reds (38-43) Friday at 8:15 PM ET, live on MLB Network. Andre Pallante will get the ball for St. Louis while Cincinnati will counter with Frankie Montas.
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Betting Odds
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Cardinals to win vs Reds -129
Cardinals vs. Reds Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-129)
- Underdog: Reds (+108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cardinals vs. Reds Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been favorites in 38 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (52.6%) in those contests.
- This season St. Louis has been victorious 12 times in 25 chances when named as a favorite of at least -129 on the moneyline.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 56.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Reds have won 38.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (17-27).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer, Cincinnati has an 11-20 record (winning just 35.5% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 48.1%.
Cardinals vs. Reds Hitting Leaders
- Brendan Donovan is batting .270 for St. Louis with a team-high 41 RBI.
- Donovan ranks 104th in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Alec Burleson has 72 hits and an OBP of .316 to go with a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
- Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 14 home runs.
- Among all hitters in MLB, De La Cruz is 25th in home runs and 73rd in RBI.
- Spencer Steer has totaled 51 runs batted in to pace his team.
Cardinals vs. Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.264 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- Cincinnati has the 12th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.92).
- The Reds average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.249).