St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Betting Pick & Prediction 8/30/24
At 7:05 PM ET, the Yankees and Cardinals square off in an interleague matchup. This one is being played at Yankee Stadium in New York, and the Yankees are the heavy favorites on the money line, with their odds sitting at -171. The Cardinals have a money line odds of +144, and the over/under line is at 9 runs.
St. Louis will be looking to pull off the road upset with Erick Fedde on the mound, while the Yankees are starting Marcus Stroman. New York is currently on a two-game losing streak, and they are 1st in the AL East with a record of 78-56. The Cardinals are 3rd in the NL Central and have won two straight.
NEW YORK YANKEES VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BETTING PICK
The Pick: New York Yankees Moneyline -171
This game will be played at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 ET on Friday, August 30th.
HOW TO BET THE CARDINALS VS YANKEES:
- We have the Yankees winning by a score of 6 to 4
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Yankees to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 10 runs and like the over
Cardinals Records & Stats
The Cardinals’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Padres, closing out their series with a 4-1 win. After allowing one run to the Padres in the top of the first, the Cardinals responded with two runs of their own. St. Louis went on to add another two runs in the 3rd inning.
Sonny Gray put together a good start for the Cardinals, going six innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. He also issued only one walk and struck out four Padres batters. Masyn Winn had only two hits, but one of them was a home run, and the Cardinals also had three other players with two hits.
St. Louis heads into their matchup vs. the Yankees having won two straight games, and they are at .500 with a record of 67-67. The Cardinals are 3rd in the NL Central, trailing the Brewers by 10.5 games. So far, they have gone 19-23 in divisional matchups.
At home, the Cardinals are 36-32 this season and 31-35 on the road. St. Louis has been an even split as the underdog this season, going 34-33, and they are 33-34 as the favorite. The Cardinals’ overall series record is 21-18-5 this year.
When betting the Cardinals on the run line, it’s been more profitable to take them as the underdog, as they are 44-23 against the run line in those games. Overall, they are 66-68 against the run line this season, with an average run margin of -0.4 runs per game. They have been slightly better on the road, going 32-34 against the run line, compared to 34-34 at home. Their average run margin in winning games is +2.7, compared to -3.6 in losing games.
The St. Louis Cardinals are on the road to face the New York Yankees today. The over/under line is set at 9 runs, which is higher than their combined run average of 8.6. The Cardinals have a 63-68 over/under record this season, and their games have had an average line of 8 runs. When the line is set at 9 runs, their over/under record is 12-11-1. Only 6.7% of their games have had higher lines than 9 runs, and their under streak is at 2 games.
Right-hander Erick Fedde gets the start for the Cardinals today as he faces the Yankees on the road. He has made 26 starts this season and has a record of 8-7 with a 3.31 ERA. Fedde’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.17, and opponents are batting .224 off him this year. In his last outing, Fedde finished with a no-decision, going six innings and giving up one earned run on three hits. Before that, he had lost three straight starts. Fedde has allowed at least one home run in each of his last three outings.
Heading into today’s game, the Cardinals offense is averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 24th in the league. They have been a little better at home, averaging 4.3 runs per game. As a team, they are batting .247, which is 10th in the league, and are also 10th in the league in terms of fewest strikeouts per game. St. Louis has been below average in terms of home runs and isolated power.
Over the team’s last nine games, Masyn Winn has been on fire, going 17/39 (.436) with one homer and four RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt has also been swinging a hot bat, hitting .385 with a home run and five RBIs in his last seven games. Goldschmidt comes into the game on a five-game hitting streak.
Yankees Records & Stats
The Yankees will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Nationals with a 5-2 loss. New York was the heavy favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind early, as the Nationals scored two runs in the 1st. The Yankees’s offense scored their only two runs in the 2nd inning.
Carlos Rodon took the loss, going 5 2/3 innings and giving up five earned runs on eight hits. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe each had two hits. Chisholm Jr. hit a homer, and Volpe scored the team’s other run.
The Yankees are hosting the Cardinals today with an overall record of 78-56, which has them leading the AL East by 1.5 games over the Orioles. New York is coming off back-to-back losses and are just 5-5 over their last 10 games. So far, they have gone 22-23 in divisional games.
At home, the Yankees are 36-29 this year, and they have been really good on the road, going 42-27. This season, the Yankees are 60-49 as the favorite and 18-7 as the underdog. New York’s overall series record is 25-14-4, and they lost their most recent series vs. the Nationals.
When the Yankees are the underdog, they are a great bet to cover the run line, as they are 21-4. They are 50-59 when favored, and their overall run line record is 71-63. Their average run differential is +0.9 runs per game.
The Yankees are playing at home against the Cardinals, with the over/under line set at 9 runs. The combined run average for their games this season is 9.2 runs, and their over/under record is 72-58. The average over/under line for their games is 9 runs, and their over/under record when the line is set at 9 runs is 10-15-2. So far this season, 19 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 9 runs, which accounts for 14.2% of their games. The under has hit in their last three games.
Marcus Stroman gets the start for the Yankees today and will be looking to build off his last outing, where he picked up the win. Against the Rockies on August 25th, Stroman went 5 innings, giving up 3 earned runs. Looking at his overall numbers, Stroman has made 25 starts and has a record of 9-6. His ERA for the season is 3.88, along with a WHIP of 1.39. Stroman’s batting average allowed is .243, and he has a total of eight quality starts. Per nine innings, he is averaging 6.6 strikeouts and 3.88 walks.
The Yankees have the league’s top offense, averaging 5.1 runs per game, and they are the top home run hitting team in the league. So far, they have been even better on the road, averaging 5.3 runs per contest. Not only do the Yankees lead the league in homers, but they also have the best team on-base percentage and OPS in the league. Aaron Judge has been a huge part of their offense, as he is batting .333 for the season and has gone deep seven times in his last 10 games.
Judge’s seven homers in his last 10 games has helped him move into the top spot in the league in home runs, and he is also 1st in the MLB with 123 RBIs. Juan Soto has also been a big power threat for the Yankees, as he is 2nd on the team with 37 homers and is 5th in the league with 95 RBIs.