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Betting the Run Line, Moneyline and Over/Under
- When: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 7:45 PM ET
- Where: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
- How to Watch on TV: BSMW
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| Run Line | Total | Moneyline | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -1.5 (+104) | O 9.5 (+103) | -192 | |
| Royals | +1.5 (-121) | U 9.5 (-131) | +162 | |
| Pitching Probables: STL: Mikolas (R) KC: Greinke (R) | ||||
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The Kansas City Royals (17-38) and Nicky Lopez, coming off a four-hit game, are underdogs (+162) on the moneyline and will look to upset the St. Louis Cardinals (24-32) on Tuesday at 7:45 PM ET on BSMW. St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas and Kansas City’s Zack Greinke have been named the starters for this contest.
Cardinals vs. Royals 2023 Key Stats
- The Cardinals are the sixth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (271 total).
- The Cardinals average 1.4 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB play with 76 total home runs.
- St. Louis is 14th in the majors with a .254 batting average.
- The Cardinals are eighth in baseball with a .328 on-base percentage.
- St. Louis’ .428 slugging percentage ranks seventh-best in MLB.
- The Royals have scored the 24th-most runs in the league this season with 220 (4.0 per game).
- Kansas City has hit 56 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- The Royals have a team batting average of .234 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
- Kansas City has an on-base percentage of .297 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals rank 22nd in the majors with a .389 team slugging percentage.
| Cardinals | Royals | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 24 | |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | |
| 18 | 28 | |
| .254 | .234 | |
| 14 | 23 | |
| .270 | .258 | |
| 28 | 25 | |
| 76 | 56 | |
| 5 | 21 | |
| 58 | 64 | |
| 10 | 19 |
Cardinals vs. Royals Betting The Run Line & Moneyline
- The Cardinals have won 48.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (13-14).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -192 or shorter, St. Louis has a 2-4 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
- The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.8% in this contest.
- In the 41 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for St. Louis, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-20-0).
- The Cardinals have put together a 19-27-0 record ATS this season (covering 41.3% of the time).
- This season, the Royals have been the underdog 34 times and won 12, or 35.3%, of those games.
- Kansas City has entered 14 games this season as the underdog by +162 or more and is 3-11 in those contests.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 38.2% chance of a victory for the Royals.
- Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 19 of its 38 chances.
- The Royals are 19-22-0 ATS in their 41 games with a spread this season.
| Miles Mikolas (STL) | Pitcher | Zack Greinke (KC) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 – 1 | W/L | 1 – 5 |
| 61.2 | IP | 57.1 |
| 4.23 | ERA | 4.55 |
| 1.395 | WHIP | 1.169 |
| 7.0 | K/9 | 6.4 |
| 2.0 | BB/9 | 1.3 |
Cardinals Key Hitters
- Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with a .290 batting average. He’s also hit 10 homers and has 26 RBI.
- Goldschmidt is 34th in home runs and 72nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Nolan Gorman leads St. Louis in home runs (13) and runs batted in (40) this season while batting .276.
- Gorman ranks ninth in home runs and seventh in RBI among all hitters this season.
- Nolan Arenado has collected 55 base hits, an OBP of .307 and a slugging percentage of .429 this season.
- Arenado will look to add one more to his two-game hit streak. During his last five games, he has a batting average of .188.
- Tommy Edman is batting .262 with an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .448 this season.
Royals Key Hitters
- Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .262 with 15 doubles, nine home runs and 23 walks.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Pasquantino ranks 44th in home runs and 72nd in RBI.
- Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .232 with eight doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 11 walks.
- Witt Jr. currently is 34th in homers and 72nd in RBI in the big leagues.
- Salvador Perez paces the Royals with 12 home runs and 32 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .280.
- Edward Olivares is hitting .232 with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs and nine walks.
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