Blue Jays vs Cardinals Pick, Preview & Betting Odds For Thursday, March 30th
Check out our free Blue Jays vs. Cardinals pick and preview for this MLB game at Busch Stadium. See who we like come away with the win in this MLB matchup.
Blue Jays vs. Cardinals MLB Pick & Preview
- Sport: MLB
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays at Toronto Blue Jays
- Where: St. Louis at Busch Stadium
- Date: Thursday, March 30th
Blue Jays & Cardinals Projected Lineups
Blue Jays & Cardinals Record & Recent Play
This season, the Blue Jays are focused on making it back to the post-season and competing in the AL East. Despite finishing 7 games behind in the division last year, they made it to the playoffs as a Wild Card. However, their post-season run was cut short by the Mariners in the wild card round (2-0). The Blue Jays had a home record of 47-34 and a road record of 45-36.
The Cardinals won the NL Central pennant last season with a regular season record of 93-69, earning them the 4th best record in the NL. Despite their strong record, they were ultimately defeated by Phillies in wild card round. Throughout the season, they 48-28 in the division, and had a 53-28 home record and 40-41 road record.
Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Head-To-Head History
The Blue Jays and Cardinals ended up with a split season series last year, each winning two times. The season series record against the runline for both teams was 2-2, as they split their games evenly. Over four games, the teams’ average scoring output was 9.8 runs per game, which resulted in an over/under mark of 3-1.
Blue Jays & Cardinals Pitching Matchup
Alek Manoah made 31 apperances for the Blue Jays in the previous season, finishing with an overall record of 16-7 and an ERA of 2.24. A key reason for his success last year was his ability to limit batters power numbers, finishing with a slugging percentage allowed of just .314.
Miles Mikolas finished last season with an overall record of 12-13 and an ERA of 3.29, having made 33 appearancess for the Cardinals. By limiting the power numbers opposing batters put together a strong season, finishing with a slugging percentage allowed of .373.
Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Batting Stats
Cardinals’ offense was among the top power-hitting teams in baseball, boasting a collective slugging percentage of .420 which ranked 7th in the league. Despite having a batting average that was closer to the league average, their 197 home runs allowed them to finish 5th in runs per game.
- Over the course of their previous five away games, the Blue Jays have recorded a 4-1 record, with a 5-0 performance on the runline.
- On the opposing side, the Cardinals have a 2-3 (SU) record, along with a 1-4 record in their last five home contests.
- The Blue Jays are 6-4 in their last ten games as the favorite and 5-5 as the underdog.
- The Cardinals are 7-3 (favorite) and 2-8 (underdog).
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