Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 13, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (69-78) are set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (74-72) Friday at 7:07 p.m. ET, airing on SNET. The Blue Jays are listed as -134 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Cardinals have +113 odds for the contest. Toronto’s Kevin Gausman and St. Louis’ Erick Fedde have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-134)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+113)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been victorious in 40, or 57.1%, of the 70 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Toronto has a record of 20-13 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -134 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 57.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Cardinals have gone 38-37 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 50.7% of those games).
• St. Louis is 14-22 (winning only 38.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +113 or longer.
• The Cardinals have a 46.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in home runs with 28, runs batted in with 94 and his batting average of .321 is also best on his team.
• Guerrero’s home runs rank him 20th in Major League Baseball, and he is 14th in RBI.
• George Springer is batting .221 with an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .378 this season.
• Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 21 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
• Burleson’s home run total ranks 49th in the majors, and he is 44th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .272 to lead his team.

Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Blue Jays have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.33) in the majors this season.
• The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.273 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis’ 4.13 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.266).