Cardinals vs. Royals Prediction: MLB Betting Lines & Picks

The Kansas City Royals (17-38) will try to finish off a sweep of a two-game series versus the St. Louis Cardinals (24-32), at 7:45 PM ET on Tuesday.

The favored Cardinals (-187 on the moneyline to win) take the field at home against the Royals (+157). The over/under for the game is 9 total runs.

The betting trends in this article reference odds valid as of May 30, 2023 at 7:15 PM ET. Ready to bet?

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Lines

Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites 29 times this season and won 14, or 48.3%, of those games.
• St. Louis has entered eight games this season favored by -187 or more and is 2-6 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 65.2%.
• St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 26 of 49 opportunities.
• The Cardinals are 20-29-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals Last 10 Games Trend

Royals Betting Insights

• The Royals have won in 13, or 34.2%, of the 38 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Kansas City has a mark of 4-13 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +157 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 38.9% chance of pulling out a win.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over in 21 of its 47 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Royals are 19-28-0 against the spread in their 47 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Royals Last 10 Games Trend

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Cardinals Probable Pitcher – Miles Mikolas

• Mikolas’ team is 5-4-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
• The right-hander allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.
• Mikolas has pitched five or more innings in three straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• Mikolas and his team have won each of the five games he’s started as the moneyline favorite.
• In games Mikolas has started, his team is 7-4.
• Out of Mikolas’ nine starts with a total this season, six have hit the over.

Cardinals Relief Pitchers

Royals Probable Pitcher – Zack Greinke

• Greinke (1-5) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 12th start of the season. He has a 4.55 ERA in 57 1/3 innings pitched, with 41 strikeouts.
• The righty last appeared on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, when he went five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
• Greinke is seeking his sixth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 frames per start.
• The Royals have a 3-5 record in Greinke’s eight starts this season when they were the moneyline underdog.
• In Greinke’s 11 starts, his team is 3-8.
• Greinke has had nine starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined to hit the over in four of those outings.

Royals Relief Pitchers

Cardinals Hitting Trends

• The Cardinals have hit at least two dingers in 29 games this season, and are 22-7 in those contests.
• St. Louis has gone 20-3 in its 23 games this season with at least five extra-base hits.
• The team has totaled eight or more hits in 43 games this season, and is 28-15 in those contests.
• St. Louis has a 25-5 record in games this season when it put up five or more runs.
• The Cardinals have gone 8-11 over the 19 games this season when they have drawn at least five walks.

Royals Hitting Trends

• They are 5-9 this season when they hit two or more home runs in a game.
• In 17 games with five or more extra-base hits this season, it has a record of 7-10.
• They have a record of 14-20 this season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
• Kansas City has won 11 of its 20 games this season in which it scored more than four runs.
• They have a 1-9 record this season when drawing five or more walks in a game.

Cardinals vs. Royals Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Cardinals (-187)
Over/Under Pick: Under (9)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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