The St. Louis Cardinals are set to host their division rival Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium. Fox Sports Ohio is in line to showcase the matchup and the game gets underway at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
St. Louis (receiving -140 odds) is favored over Cincinnati and Vegas has the Over/Under for this afternoon’s game at 9 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -110 for both the over and the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds sitting at Reds +1.5 runs (-170) and Cardinals -1.5 runs (+150).
The Reds have gone 11-14 SU this year and are 15-9 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 3.9 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going, despite having gained 5.3 units ATS. The Cardinals, on the other hand, are 15-10 SU and 15-9 ATS. They’ve gained 5.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 6.3 units ATS.
St. Louis games have had an over/under record of 14-8-2 so far in 2019. Reds games have gone under 19 times, gone over five times and pushed on zero instances.
Right-hander Tyler Mahle is projected to start for the visiting Reds. Mahle (0-2, 3.52 ERA) has recorded 24 strikeouts in 23 innings so far. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 8.44 ERA and five strikeouts across 5.1 innings).
The Cardinals will put the ball in the right hand of Dakota Hudson (1-1, 5.89 ERA), who’s got 18 strikeouts and 12 walks as well as a 2.07 WHIP. Hudson did not record a start against the Reds in 2018.
St. Louis’ pitchers have given up 4.6 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 4.89 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.98 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 10.3 K/9. In 15 divisional games, Cardinals starters have an ERA of 5.84 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.81.
St. Louis’ hitters have put up 5.5 runs per outing, including 5.4 per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .318/.389/.447 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Cardinals’ hitters have been led by Paul DeJong, who is slashing .340/.393/.612 with five home runs, 13 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, Cincinnati’s pitchers have allowed 3.2 runs per game and its starters own a 3.01 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 10.02 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.36, along with a WHIP of 1.19.
The Reds offense has slashed .208/.281/.388 on its way to 3.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Cincinnati’s offense has been led by Eugenio Suarez. Suarez is hitting .241/.351/.518 with six home runs, 13 RBIs and 10 runs scored.
The Reds just took the previous game in the series by a final score of 12 runs to one.
Reds vs. Cardinals MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Reds, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in only one of Cincinnati’s last seven games.
- The Reds have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
- The Reds have a total OPS of .669 this season and an OPS of .651 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals’ OPS sits at .813 overall and .837 versus righties.
- Cincinnati has posted 17.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.2 over its last five.
