Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Betting Pick & Prediction 9/8/24

At 2:15 PM ET, the Mariners and Cardinals face off in an interleague matchup. This one is being played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and the Cardinals are the slight money line favorite (+108). The Mariners have a record of 72-71, while the Cardinals are 72-70 overall.

RSNW is carrying this game on TV, and the over/under line is at 7.5 runs. Starting for the Mariners is Luis Castillo, while the Cardinals are going with Miles Mikolas. This game is the 2nd AL West vs. 2nd NL Central.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS SEATTLE MARINERS BETTING PICK

The Pick: St. Louis Cardinals Moneyline +108

This game will be played at Busch Stadium at 2:15 ET on Sunday, September 8th.

HOW TO BET THE MARINERS VS CARDINALS:

• We have the Cardinals winning by a score of 6 to 5
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Cardinals to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

It was a low-scoring game in the most recent game of this Cardinals vs Mariners series. St. Louis went into the matchup as +112 underdogs and squeaked out a 2-0 win. Both teams scored their only runs in the 8th inning.

Kyle Gibson got the start for the Cardinals and went 6 2/3 innings while striking out nine and not giving up a run. He picked up a win in the game, while Andrew Kittredge got the win out of the bullpen. Ryan Helsley got the save.

Logan Gilbert pitched well for the Mariners in the loss, going eight innings and giving up two earned runs on two hits. He finished the game with 10 strikeouts.

Mariners Records & Stats

Seattle is 72-71 overall and trails the Astros by 5.5 games in the AL West. The Mariners are 22-17 against other teams in the division. Currently, they are on the road, where they are 31-43 this season.

The Mariners have gone 5-5 across their last 10 games and are 41-28 at home. As the favorite, Seattle has gone 53-45 and 19-26 as the underdog. So far, their overall series record is 19-23-3.

Seattle has a run line record of 60-83 this season, including a 31-43 mark on the road. The Mariners have an average run differential of +0.3 runs per game overall, but that number jumps to +0.7 runs per game at home and falls to -0.1 runs per game on the road. They are 39-59 against the run line as the favorite and 21-24 as the underdog.

The Mariners are on the road in St. Louis tonight, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs. Seattle’s games have averaged 7.8 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 64-71 on the year. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, the Mariners are 19-22 in those games. Overall, 54 of their games have had higher over/under lines than 7.5 runs, which is 37.8% of their games.

Seattle is sending Luis Castillo to the mound today vs. the Cardinals, and he comes in with a record of 11-12 and an ERA of 3.60. So far, Castillo has made 29 starts, and he has pitched well on the road, coming in with a record of 4-7 and an ERA of 4.47. In his last outing, he finished with a no-decision, going seven innings and giving up two earned runs, five hits, and one homer vs. the Athletics. Before that, he had won two straight starts. One of those wins came at home, where he has an ERA of 3.30.

Cal Raleigh has been struggling at the plate this season for the Mariners, batting just .213, but he is 13th in the league with 29 home runs and 12th in the league with 89 RBIs. Over his last nine games, he has two home runs and is batting .250. Julio Rodriguez has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 13/37 in his last nine games with two homers. For the season, he is batting .261 with 14 homers.

Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley are tied for 2nd on the team with 18 homers, but Arozarena is batting just .219, and Raley is at .236. Arozarena is currently on a three-game hitting streak, while Rodriguez has hit safely in 10 straight games. As a team, the Mariners are averaging just 4 runs per game and are batting a league-worst .218.

Cardinals Records & Stats

St. Louis is currently 72-70 overall, putting them 2nd in the NL Central. The Cardinals are ten games behind the Brewers for the division lead. So far, they have gone 21-24 in divisional games. The Cardinals are at home today, where they are 37-33 this season.

The Cardinals have won two straight series, and their overall series record is 23-18-5. St. Louis has been good as the underdog this season, going 39-36, including 14-9 at home. As the favorite, they are 33-34. Heading into game three vs. the Mariners, the Cardinals have gone 7-3 across their last ten games.

The Cardinals have been a .500 team against the run line this season, with a 71-71 record. They have been a .500 team at home against the run line, going 35-35. Their average run differential is -0.4 runs per game, and they have been an underdog in 75 games, going 49-26 against the run line.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a combined run average of 8.7 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 68-70. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, their record is 10-21. The average over/under line for their games this season is set at 8 runs per game, and 73.9% of their games have had higher lines than 7.5 runs. They have only had 6 games with over/under lines set lower than 7.5 runs, accounting for just 4.2% of their games.

Miles Mikolas is looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Yankees, as he gets the start for the Cardinals today. Against the Yankees, he finished with a no-decision, giving up three earned runs in four innings of work. Looking at his overall numbers, Mikolas has a record of 8-10 and an ERA of 5.27. Out of his 28 starts, he has turned in 14 quality starts and is averaging 6.27 strikeouts per nine innings. For the season, Mikolas has allowed 22 home runs. At home, his ERA is 6.6 compared to 5.14 on the road.

Heading into today’s game, the Cardinals are averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 24th in the MLB. As a team, they are batting .246, which is 9th in the league. St. Louis has two players with over 20 homers this season, with Alec Burleson and Paul Goldschmidt leading the way in that category. However, Goldschmidt is batting just .243 this season, and Burleson isn’t much better at .274.

Paul Goldschmidt has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 12/34 in his last eight games with a home run and four RBIs. Pedro Pages has also homered three times in his last five games, but he is batting just .235 in that stretch. As a team, the Cardinals are looking to improve on their 19th ranked OPS of .700.