The Cincinnati Reds are set to host their NL Central nemesis St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park. Fox Sports Ohio is in line to televise the matchup and the opening pitch will be at 1:10 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds
Cincinnati (receiving +135 odds) is heading into this matchup as an underdog to St. Louis and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 9.5 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total now stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. Runline odds stand at +100 for taking the Cardinals -1.5 runs and -120 for the Reds +1.5.
The Reds are 67-54 against the spread (ATS), but just 58-64 straight up (SU). They’ve lost 4.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 4.3 units ATS. The Cardinals, on the other hand, have gone 64-57 SU this year and are 63-57 against the spread. Overall, the club has lost 2.8 units for moneyline gamblers, but have gained 3.7 units ATS.
Reds games have had an over/under record of 48-68-5 in 2019. St. Louis has also been a strong under bet with a total record of 47-64-9.
The right-handed Jack Flaherty is getting the start for St. Louis. Flaherty is 6-6 with a 3.52 ERA and 157 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with 11 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Cincinnati this year (two starts).
The Reds are sending lefty Alex Wood (1-1, 5.59 ERA) to the mound. Wood has 15 punchouts and three walks to his name, along with a WHIP of 1.45. Wood has yet to face the Cardinals this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-0, 6.75 ERA and four strikeouts across four innings).
Cincinnati’s pitchers have yielded 4.4 runs per game overall this season as a unit. Its starters have a 4.03 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.49 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 9.7 K/9. In 59 games against divisional opponents, Reds starters have an ERA of 3.95 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.13.
The Cincinnati offense has put up 4.6 runs per contest, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 4.0 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .275/.322/.421 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Reds’ batters have been led by Eugenio Suarez, who is slashing .259/.341/.530 with 33 home runs, 76 RBIs and 66 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 4.20 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 8.02 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.72, along with a K-per-9 of 9.82.
The Cardinals offense has slashed .244/.317/.406 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Paul Goldschmidt has led St. Louis’ offense. Goldschmidt is hitting .258/.333/.467 with 27 home runs, 66 RBIs and 72 runs scored.
The Reds took the previous game in the series by a final score of six runs to one.
Cardinals vs. Reds MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in only two of St. Louis’ last seven games.
- The Cardinals have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
- The Cardinals have a team OPS of .723 this season, including an OPS of .744 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Reds’ OPS stands at .752 overall and .760 against lefties.
- Cincinnati has recorded 24.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 22.8 over its last five.
