Guardians vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

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26 May 2023

Guardians vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

At Progressive Field on Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals (23-29) begin a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians (21-28), at 7:10 PM ET.

The Guardians are favored (-118) in an expected close game against the Cardinals (-100). The Guardians will give the ball to Shane Bieber (3-3) versus the Cardinals and Matthew Liberatore (1-0).

The Guardians lost 6-0 to the White Sox Friday, with Cal Quantrill (four innings, giving up six earned runs on four hits while striking out two) on the hook for the loss. Andres Gimenez went 2-for-3 to lead the Guardians offensively in the defeat.

The Cardinals picked up a 2-1 victory over the Reds yesterday. Nolan Gorman (1-for-3 with a double and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Miles Mikolas got the win on the mound after going seven innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out five.

Ahead of this Guardians vs. Cardinals matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Guardians (-118, bet $118 to win $100)
Underdog: Cardinals (-100, bet $100 to win $100)
Over/under: 8

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

This season, the Guardians have been favored 29 times and won 13, or 44.8%, of those games.
Cleveland has a record of 12-15, a 44.4% win rate, when favored by -118 or more by bookmakers this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.1% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
So far this season, Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of 48 games with a total.
In 48 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 20-28-0 ATS.

Shane Bieber (Guardians Probable Starter)

Bieber gets the start for the Guardians, his 11th of the season. He is 3-3 with a 3.08 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 64 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the New York Mets, when he went eight innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
In 10 games this season, the 27-year-old has amassed a 3.08 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .257 to opposing batters.
Bieber is trying to pick up his ninth quality start of the season in this matchup.
Bieber has pitched five or more innings in a game nine times this season heading into this matchup.
The opposing Cardinals offense has the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.438) and ranks fifth in MLB play with 72 home runs. It has a collective .260 batting average, and is third in MLB with 467 total hits and fourth in MLB play scoring 263 runs.
The 27-year-old’s 3.08 ERA ranks 23rd, 1.212 WHIP ranks 37th, and 6.6 K/9 ranks 64th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians rank last in Major League Baseball with just 30 home runs as a team.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 30th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .339 this season.
The Guardians rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .223.
Cleveland has scored the fewest runs in the majors this season with just 169 (3.4 per game).
The Guardians are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 28th with an OBP of .296.
Cleveland has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, whiffing only 7.2 times per game on average.

Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

The Cardinals have won in nine, or 39.1%, of the 23 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This year, St. Louis has won six of 15 games when listed as at least -100 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 50% chance of pulling out a win.
St. Louis and its opponents have gone over in 28 of its 52 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
In 52 games with a line this season, the Cardinals have a mark of 23-29-0 against the spread.

Matthew Liberatore (Cardinals Probable Starter)

Liberatore (1-0) gets the start for the Cardinals, his second of the season.
In his most recent time out — out of the bullpen on Sunday — the left-hander threw one inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing two earned runs while surrendering one hit.
In two games this season, he has put up a 3.00 ERA and averages 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .200 against him.
He meets a Guardians offense that ranks last in the league with 169 total runs scored while batting .223 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .339 slugging percentage (30th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 30 home runs (30th in the league).