Data Skrive:
The St. Louis Cardinals (77-76) and Brendan Donovan (four hits last time out) are favored (-114) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Cleveland Guardians (89-65) on Friday at 8:15 p.m. ET on BSMW. St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson and Cleveland’s Ben Lively have been named the starters for this contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $37.54
Cardinals to win vs Guardians -114
Cardinals vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-114)
- Underdog: Guardians (-106)
- Over/under: 8
Cardinals vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been favorites in 72 games this season and have come away with the win 37 times (51.4%) in those contests.
- This season St. Louis has been victorious 33 times in 67 chances when named as a favorite of at least -114 on the moneyline.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 53.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Guardians have a 26-30 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.4% of those games).
- Cleveland is 22-29 (winning 43.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -106 or longer.
- The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.5% in this matchup.
Cardinals vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Donovan leads St. Louis with a batting average of .277. He’s also hit 13 home runs with 68 RBI.
- Donovan’s home runs put him 145th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 70th in RBI.
- Alec Burleson is batting .269 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 73 RBI.
- Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 35 home runs and 107 runs batted in.
- Ramirez’s home run total ranks eighth in the majors, and he is sixth in RBI.
- Josh Naylor is batting .244 with 26 doubles, 31 home runs and 55 walks.
Cardinals vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.07) in the majors this season.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.263 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
- Cleveland’s 3.68 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.200).