Data Skrive:
The St. Louis Cardinals (73-72) and the Cincinnati Reds (71-76) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday at 1:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals are -179 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Reds (+149). Sonny Gray starts for St. Louis while Jakob Junis is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.17
Cardinals to win vs Reds -179
Cardinals vs. Reds Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-179)
- Underdog: Reds (+149)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cardinals vs. Reds Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been favorites in 68 games this season and have come away with the win 34 times (50%) in those contests.
- St. Louis has a record of 3-5 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -179 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 64.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Reds have compiled a 37-43 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.2% of those games).
- Cincinnati has a 7-3 record (winning 70% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +149 or longer.
- The Reds have an implied moneyline win probability of 40.2% in this contest.
Cardinals vs. Reds Hitting Leaders
- Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 73 and his batting average of .271 is also best on his team.
- Burleson ranks 49th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 44th in RBI.
- Brendan Donovan is batting .270 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
- Elly De La Cruz has put up a team-high 23 home runs.
- De La Cruz’s home run total ranks 35th in MLB, and he is 69th in RBI.
- Spencer Steer has been productive as he paces his team with 86 RBI.
Cardinals vs. Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals strike out just 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.15 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.269 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The Reds pitching staff is 11th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Cincinnati has a 4.05 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Reds average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.246).