Cardinals vs. Blue Jays odds, tips and betting trends

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02 April 2023

Cardinals vs. Blue Jays odds, tips and betting trends

The Toronto Blue Jays (1-1) and St. Louis Cardinals (1-1) will clash on Sunday at Busch Stadium, starting at 2:15 PM ET.

The Cardinals are a close favorite (-113 to win on the moneyline) when they take the field against the Blue Jays (-107). The Cardinals will start Jordan Montgomery against the Blue Jays and Chris Bassitt.

These teams meet again after the Cardinals took down the Blue Jays 4-1 yesterday. Jack Flaherty registered the win for the Cardinals (5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K), and Nolan Gorman led the way offensively (1-for-2 with two RBI). Kevin Gausman (6.0 IP, 0 R, 8 H, 7 K) was credited with the loss for the Blue Jays.

Get ready for the Cardinals vs. Blue Jays with everything you need to know about Sunday’s game, including viewing options.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Cardinals (-113, bet $113 to win $100)
Underdog: Blue Jays (-107, bet $107 to win $100)
Over/under: 8

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Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

Last season, the Cardinals won 65 out of the 99 games, or 65.7%, in which they were favored.
St. Louis had a record of 65-31, a 67.7% win rate, when it was favored by -113 or more by sportsbooks last season.
The Cardinals have a 53.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
St. Louis and its opponents hit the over in 78 of 164 games with a total last season.
In 164 games with a spread last season, the Cardinals were 86-78-0 ATS.

Jordan Montgomery (Cardinals Probable Starter)

Montgomery gets the call to start for the Cardinals, his first of the season.
In his last appearance on Sunday, Oct. 9, the 30-year-old lefty came out of the bullpen and went 2 2/3 scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
In 32 games last season he put together a 9-6 record and had a 3.48 ERA and a 1.093 WHIP.
Among qualified pitchers in MLB last year he ranked 29th in ERA (3.48), 19th in WHIP (1.093), and 27th in K/9 (8).

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals hit 197 homers last season, which ranked ninth in the league.
With a .420 team slugging percentage, St. Louis ranked seventh in the majors last season.
The offensive efforts of the Cardinals last season led to the ninth-best batting average in MLB at .252.
St. Louis was among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 772 total runs last season.
Ranking fourth with an OBP of .325, the Cardinals were among the best teams in baseball at reaching base.
St. Louis ranked fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.6 whiffs per contest.

Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

The Blue Jays were victorious in 13, or 44.8%, of the 29 contests they were chosen as underdogs in last season.
Last season, Toronto came away with a win 12 times in 26 chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or worse on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 51.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Toronto and its opponents hit the over in 84 of its 162 games with a total last season.
The Blue Jays posted a record of 74-88-0 against the spread last season.

Chris Bassitt (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

Bassitt takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Blue Jays.
The 34-year-old righty started and threw four innings in his last appearance on Sunday, Oct. 9 against the San Diego Padres.
Last season he finished with a 3.42 ERA and a 1.145 WHIP over his 30 games, compiling a 15-9 record.
Among qualified pitchers in the majors last year he ranked 28th in ERA (3.42), 23rd in WHIP (1.145), and 23rd in K/9 (8.3).

Blue Jays Batting Stats

The Blue Jays ranked seventh-best in MLB play last season with 200 total home runs.
Last year Toronto ranked third in baseball with a .431 slugging percentage.
Last year, the Blue Jays led the majors with a .263 batting average.
Last season Toronto was the fourth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (775 total).
Last year the Blue Jays ranked third in the majors with a .329 on-base percentage.
The team struck out 7.7 times per game, the sixth-fewest average in the majors.

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