Cardinals vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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11 August 2023

Cardinals vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

At Kauffman Stadium on Friday, the Kansas City Royals (37-80) begin a two-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (51-65), at 8:10 PM ET.

The Cardinals (-114 moneyline odds to win) and the Royals (-106) will play in a projected tight contest. The starting pitchers are Adam Wainwright (3-6) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Dylan Coleman for the Kansas City Royals.

The Cardinals won their last contest versus the Rays by a 5-2 score yesterday, with Matthew Liberatore picking up the win pitching going eight innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out seven. Tommy Edman went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively.

The Royals fell to the Red Sox 2-0 yesterday. Alec Marsh took the loss on the mound, pitching five innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out three.

Prepare for the Cardinals vs. Royals with what you need to know ahead of Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Cardinals (-114, bet $114 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (-106, bet $106 to win $100)
Over/under: 10.5

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Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

This season, the Cardinals have won 27 out of the 61 games, or 44.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
St. Louis has a record of 24-32 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -114 on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 53.3%.
Games involving St. Louis has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 55 of 114 chances this season.
The Cardinals are 55-59-0 against the spread this season.

Adam Wainwright (Cardinals Probable Starter)

Wainwright makes the start for the Cardinals, his 15th of the season. He is 3-6 with a 7.81 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out was on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when the right-hander threw three innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing nine hits.
In 14 games this season, the 41-year-old has put up a 7.81 ERA and 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .359 to opposing hitters.
Wainwright has one quality start under his belt this year.
Wainwright will try to record his 11th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.7 innings per appearance.
He has not had an appearance yet in which he did not allow at least one earned run.
He will match up with a Royals offense that ranks 20th in MLB with 936 total hits (on a .239 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .389 (24th in MLB) with 111 total home runs (25th in MLB).
Wainwright has pitched five innings, giving up three earned runs on nine hits while striking out six against the Royals this season.

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals have hit 161 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
Hitters for St. Louis have a combined .432 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
The Cardinals’ .257 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
St. Louis has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 538 (4.6 per game).
The Cardinals have an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
St. Louis ranks 12th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have been victorious in 33, or 32.4%, of the 102 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Kansas City has a mark of 33-68 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by -106 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 51.5% chance of walking away with the win.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over in 55 of its 116 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Royals have posted a record of 50-66-0 against the spread this season.

Dylan Coleman (Royals Probable Starter)

Coleman takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Royals.
The 26-year-old right-hander pitched in relief in his last outing this season, one of 17 appearances so far.
Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .286 against him this season. He has a 10.05 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings over his 17 appearances.
The Cardinals have totaled 538 runs this season (11th in MLB) and are batting .257 collectively with 161 home runs (sixth in the league).

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 25th in baseball with 111 total home runs .
This season, Kansas City is 24th in the majors with a .389 slugging percentage.
The Royals have the 19th-ranked batting average in the majors (.239).
Kansas City scores the second-fewest runs in baseball (454 total, 3.9 per game).
The Royals’ .298 on-base percentage is the second-worst in MLB.

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