Cardinals vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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14 August 2023

Cardinals vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the St. Louis Cardinals (52-66) hosting the Oakland Athletics (33-85) at 7:45 PM ET.

The favored Cardinals (-203 moneyline odds) play at home against the Athletics (+170). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the St. Louis Cardinals looking to Miles Mikolas (6-8), and JP Sears (2-9) getting the nod for the Oakland Athletics.

The Cardinals won their last game against the Royals Monday by a 5-4 score. Tommy Edman went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI to lead them offensively. Steven Matz picked up the win on the strength of six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out five.

The Athletics were defeated by the Nationals 8-7 yesterday. Zack Gelof went 4-for-5 with two home runs and two RBI in the defeat, while Kirby Snead took the loss on the mound, pitching zero innings, giving up one earned run on one hit.

Ahead of watching this Cardinals vs. Athletics matchup, here is everything you need to know about Monday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Cardinals (-203, bet $203 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+170, bet $100 to win $170)
Over/under: 8.5

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Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

This season, the Cardinals have been favored 63 times and won 28, or 44.4%, of those games.
St. Louis has entered four games this season favored by -203 or more and is 2-2 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 67%.
St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 56 of 116 opportunities.
In 116 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 55-61-0 ATS.

Miles Mikolas (Cardinals Probable Starter)

The Cardinals are sending Mikolas (6-8) to the mound to make his 26th start of the season. He is 6-8 with a 4.20 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 141 1/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the right-hander went seven innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
The 34-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.20, with 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are batting .277 against him.
Mikolas is looking for his third quality start in a row.
Mikolas will try to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.
He has had five appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
He meets an Athletics offense that ranks last in the league with 420 runs while batting .222 as a squad. It has a collective .363 slugging percentage (30th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 116 home runs (23rd in MLB).
The 34-year-old ranks 40th in ERA (4.20), 39th in WHIP (1.281), and 55th in K/9 (6.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals’ 165 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for St. Louis rank sixth in the majors with a combined .434 team slugging percentage.
The Cardinals rank seventh in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
St. Louis ranks 11th in the majors with 551 total runs scored this season.
The Cardinals are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .331.
St. Louis is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking ninth with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have been victorious in 33, or 28.2%, of the 117 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Oakland has been victorious 16 times in 64 chances when named as an underdog of at least +170 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 37% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of its 118 opportunities.
In 118 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 57-61-0 against the spread.

JP Sears (Athletics Probable Starter)

Sears gets the start for the Athletics, his 24th of the season. He is 2-9 with a 4.15 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 125 2/3 innings pitched.
The left-hander’s most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, when he went four innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up nine hits.
Over 23 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 4.15 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .233 to opposing hitters.
Sears has seven quality starts under his belt this year.
Sears has pitched five or more innings in a game 18 times this season heading into this game.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 23 appearances this season.
He will take the hill against a Cardinals team that is hitting .258 as a unit (seventh in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .434 (sixth in the league) with 165 total home runs (fifth in MLB action).
The 27-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (4.15), 15th in WHIP (1.114), and 34th in K/9 (8.4) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics are 23rd in baseball with 116 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
So far this year, Oakland’s .363 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in the majors.
The Athletics rank last in the majors with a .222 batting average.
Oakland is the lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.6 runs per game (420 total).
The Athletics’ .300 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in the majors.

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