Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 7, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals will take the field against the Washington Nationals (42-47) on Sunday. The game begins at 1:35 PM ET on BSMW, with the Cardinals listed as -125 favorites on the moneyline. Kyle Gibson gets the starting nod for St. Louis while DJ Herz is Washington’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-125)
• Underdog: Nationals (+105)
• Over/under: 9

Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been chosen as favorites in 43 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (55.8%) in those games.
• This season St. Louis has come away with a win 15 times in 31 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Nationals have won 45.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (33-40).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer, Washington has a 31-37 record (winning 45.6% of its games).
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.8% in this contest.

Cardinals vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 43 while batting .265.
• Donovan is 125th in home runs and 55th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Alec Burleson has collected 79 hits this season and has an OBP of .315. He’s slugging .453 on the year.
• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals in home runs (14), runs batted in (46) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .280.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Abrams is 35th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
• Jesse Winker is hitting .267 with 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 46 walks.

Cardinals vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.97 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.268 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB.
• Washington has a 4.02 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals have the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.274).