Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Betting Pick & Prediction 9/6/24

Both the Mariners and Cardinals will be looking to extend their two-game winning streaks when they square off at 8:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The money line odds have the Mariners at -105 compared to the Cardinals at -113, and the over/under line is sitting at 7.5 runs.

Friday’s matchup features Bryce Miller for the Mariners and Erick Fedde for the Cardinals. Seattle is 71-70 this season, while the Cardinals are just above .500 at 71-69. RSNW is carrying this one on TV.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS SEATTLE MARINERS BETTING PICK

The Pick: St. Louis Cardinals Moneyline -113

This game will be played at Busch Stadium at 8:15 ET on Friday, September 6th.

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

Mariners Records & Stats

Led by a big game by Luke Raley at the plate, the Mariners are coming off a 6-4 win over the Athletics to close out their series. Raley went 3/5 with a homer and two RBIs. The Mariners scored their other four runs in thejson 1st inning. Seattle was the -142 favorite on the money line going into the game.

Bryan Woo got the start for the Mariners, going five innings and giving up just two runs on eight hits. He only had one strikeout in the outing and got the win.

Seattle is 71-70 overall this season, and they are 4.5 games behind the Astros in the AL West. The Mariners have won two straight games, and they went 2-2 in their series vs. the Athletics. So far, they have gone 22-17 in divisional games.

At home, the Mariners are 41-28, and they are just under .500 at 30-42 on the road. As the favorite, the Mariners are 52-44 this year and 19-26 as the underdog. Seattle’s overall series record is 19-23-3 coming into today’s game.

Seattle has been a solid run line bet on the road this season, going 30-42 overall. The Mariners have covered the run line in two straight road games and have a run line record of 21-24 as an underdog. Their average run differential in winning games is +3.6 runs, while their average run differential in losing games is -3.1 runs.

Seattle is on the road today against the St. Louis Cardinals, and the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs. The Mariners have a combined run average of 7.9 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 64-70. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, the Mariners are 19-22 on the season. Overall, 54 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs, accounting for 38.3% of their games. The over has hit in their last two games.

Seattle is sending right-hander Bryce Miller to the mound today vs. the Cardinals. He has made 27 starts this season and has a record of 10-8 with a 3.30 ERA. Looking at his overall numbers, Miller has a WHIP of 1.00 and opponents are batting .204 this season. Miller’s last outing came on September 1st, where he took the loss, going 4 2/3 innings and giving up three earned runs. Before that, he had won two straight starts. Against the Rays on August 26th, he pitched seven innings and gave up just one earned run.

Heading into the game, the Mariners are 26th in the league in runs scored, averaging 4.1 runs per game. They have been even worse at home, putting up just 3.7 runs per contest. As a team, the Mariners are batting just .218, which is the worst mark in the league. However, they do have the 13th most home runs in the league.

Julio Rodríguez has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 9/27 in his last seven games, with two homers and seven RBIs. For the season, he is batting .258 with 14 homers. Cal Raleigh is also near the top of the league in homers, but he is batting just .210 this season and has gone 6/29 in his last seven games.

Cardinals Records & Stats

The Cardinals’s offense was carried by Sonny Gray in their most recent game vs. the Brewers. Gray put together a good start, going seven innings and giving up just one earned run while striking out seven. St. Louis’s offense scored their only three runs in thejson 1st inning and held on for the 3-2 win. Heading into the game, the Cardinals were the slight underdog at +102.

Andrew Kittredge got the start for the Cardinals, going only two innings. He was replaced by Sonny Gray, who picked up the win out of the bullpen, going seven innings and giving up just one earned run. The Cardinals’s offense was hot right out of the gates, as they scored two runs in the 1st inning, and added another run in the 2nd.

St. Louis is 71-69 overall and trails the Brewers by 10 games in the NL Central. The Cardinals are 21-24 against other teams in the division and have won two straight games, which came in their final two games vs. the Brewers. This season, the Cardinals are 33-34 as the favorite and 38-35 as the underdog.

At home, the Cardinals are 36-32 this season and 35-37 on the road. St. Louis has won two straight games as the underdog, and they are 13-8 as the home underdog this season. The Cardinals’ overall series record is 23-18-5, and they have won two straight series.

The Cardinals have been a solid run line bet this season at 70-70, including a 34-34 mark at home. They have been a better bet as the underdog, going 48-25 against the run line in those games. Their average run margin in winning games is +2.7, while it’s -3.6 in losses.

St. Louis has seen a lot of high-scoring games this season, with an average of 8.7 runs per game. Their over/under record is 68-69, and the average line for their games is 8 runs. When the line has been set at 7.5 runs, the over has hit in 10 of their 31 games. Overall, 75% of their games have had higher lines than 7.5 runs.

Right-hander Erick Fedde gets the start for the Cardinals today and will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Yankees. In that start, he took the loss, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up four earned runs. Looking back over his last four starts, Fedde has allowed at least two homers in three of those outings. For the season, he has a record of 8-8 and an ERA of 3.43. Opponents are batting .224 off Fedde this season. Out of his 27 starts, he has turned in 11 quality starts and is averaging 7.97 strikeouts per nine innings.

For the season, the Cardinals are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 24th in the MLB. They have been slightly better at home, averaging 4.3 runs per game. St. Louis is batting a collective .248, which is 10th in the league, and their team on-base percentage of .312 is also 10th in the MLB. So far, the Cardinals have been a below-average home run hitting team and are just 19th in slugging percentage.

Paul Goldschmidt has been red hot for the Cardinals, going 9/23 over his last five games, including a home run. He is currently on an 11-game hitting streak. Goldschmidt is one of three Cardinals players with at least 20 homers this season, as he and Alec Burleson are tied for the team lead with 21. Burleson also leads the team with 73 RBIs.