Cardinals vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 15, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (17-24) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels (15-27) when the teams meet at 9:07 PM ET Wednesday. The Cardinals are -120 favorites to keep the Angels out of the win column in the series. Lance Lynn will get the ball for St. Louis while Los Angeles will counter with Griffin Canning.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-120)
• Underdog: Angels (+100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have won in nine, or 42.9%, of the 21 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• St. Louis has a record of 6-10 when favored by -120 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Angels have been the moneyline underdog 35 total times this season. They’ve finished 14-21 in those games.
• Los Angeles is 10-16 (winning just 38.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
• The Angels have a 50% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Cardinals vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with four home runs, 19 RBI and a batting average of .213 this season.
• Donovan ranks 99th in homers and 80th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 21 while batting .268 with three homers.
• Taylor Ward has racked up a team-high 24 runs batted in.
• Ward’s home run total ranks 34th in MLB, and he is 36th in RBI.
• Jo Adell has three doubles, a triple, seven home runs and six walks while hitting .255.

Cardinals vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.27 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.295 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
• The Angels pitching staff ranks seventh in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has the 27th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.81).
• The Angels have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.324).