St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Betting Pick & Prediction 9/13/24
Friday’s interleague matchup between the Cardinals and Blue Jays is set to get started at 7:07 PM ET from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON. The Blue Jays are the betting favorite, with their money line odds sitting at -132, while the Cardinals have a line of +111. The over/under line is currently 8 runs.
St. Louis will be looking to extend their two-game winning streak with a victory, as they are 74-72 and 3rd in the NL Central. The Blue Jays are 5th in the AL East with a record of 69-78. Kevin Gausman will start for the Blue Jays, while the Cardinals are sending Erick Fedde to the mound.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Toronto Blue Jays Moneyline -132
This game will be played at Rogers Centre at 7:07 ET on Friday, September 13th.
HOW TO BET THE CARDINALS VS BLUE JAYS:
- We have the Blue Jays winning by a score of 5 to 4
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Cardinals to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over
Cardinals Records & Stats
To close out their series vs. the Reds, the Cardinals picked up a 6-1 win. Leading up to the game, they were the heavy favorite at -145. It was a big 3rd inning for the Cardinals, as they scored their three runs in the inning. The Reds could only score one run, and that came in the 6th.
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 two walks and struck out nine Reds batters. Masyn Winn was hot at the plate, going 2/5 with a homer and scoring two runs. The Cardinals’s other big offensive performance came from Brendan Donovan, who went 1/1 with a homer and two RBIs.
St. Louis is 74-72 overall, and they trail the Brewers by 10 games in the NL Central. The Cardinals are 3rd in the division and have gone 23-25 against other NL Central teams. St. Louis heads into today’s game having won two straight, and they closed out their series vs. the Reds with a win.
At home, the Cardinals are 39-35 this season, and they are just above .500 at 35-37 on the road. As the underdog, the Cardinals are 39-37 this season compared to 35-35 as the favorite. St. Louis has won three straight series on the road, and their overall series record is 24-19-5 this year.
When betting the run line on the St. Louis Cardinals this season, it’s been a better proposition to take them as the underdog. They are 49-27 against the run line in those games, compared to 23-47 as the favorite. Their overall run line record is 72-74, and they have covered in two straight games on the road. Their average run margin in winning games is +2.7, while it drops to -3.6 in losses.
The St. Louis Cardinals are on the road in Toronto to face the Blue Jays. The over/under line for today’s game is set at 8 runs. The combined run average in Cardinals games this season is 8.6 runs. St. Louis has a 69-73 over/under record this year, with an average over/under line of 8 runs. When the over/under line is set at 8 runs, the Cardinals have gone 10-14-1. In 56.2% of their games this season, the over/under line has been set at over 8 runs. The under has hit in the last three games for the Cardinals.
St. Louis is sending Erick Fedde to the mound today vs. the Blue Jays, and he comes in with a record of 8-9 and an ERA of 3.39. Fedde has made 28 starts this year and has pitched well at home, coming in with a 2.14 ERA compared to 4.71 on the road. In his last outing, he took the loss, going 4 2/3 innings and giving up one earned run. Before that, he had lost three straight starts. Fedde has made 11 quality starts this year and is averaging 7.79 strikeouts per nine innings.
Heading into today’s game, the Cardinals are 24th in the league in runs scored, averaging 4.1 runs per game. As a team, they are batting a collective .247, which is 10th in the league. St. Louis has been led offensively by Alec Burleson and Paul Goldschmidt, who are tied for the team lead with 21 home runs. Goldschmidt comes into the game having gone 9/31 in his last eight games, with one homer and four RBIs.
Brendan Donovan is currently on a three-game hitting streak and comes in with a batting average of .272. Over his last six games, he has gone 7/20 with a home run and two RBIs. For the season, he is 3rd on the team with 63 RBIs.
Blue Jays Records & Stats
The Blue Jays will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Mets with a 6-2 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Mets scored six runs in the top of the 9th. Toronto was the +115 underdog at home going into the game.
Bowden Francis was excellent for the Blue Jays, going eight innings and giving up just one earned run while striking out nine. However, the Blue Jays couldnjson’t close things out, and Chad Green took the loss out of the bullpen. The Blue Jays also wasted a big game from Ernie Clement, who went 2/4 with a run scored.
The Blue Jays are 5th in the AL East, trailing the Rays by three games for 4th place in the division. Overall, the Blue Jays are 69-78, putting them 16 games behind the Yankees for the AL East lead. Toronto lost two of three games in their series vs. the Mets.
At home, the Blue Jays are 35-37 this season and 34-41 on the road. As the favorite, Toronto has gone 41-28 and 28-50 as the underdog. The Blue Jays have dropped four straight series and are 16-25-6 in series this year. So far, they are 3-7 in their last ten games.
When the Blue Jays win, they win big, with an average run margin of 3.3 runs per game. But when they lose, they lose big, with an average run margin of -3.6 runs per game. This has led to a run line record of 75-72, with a negative run differential on the season of -0.4 runs per game. The Jays have been a better bet on the run line on the road, where they are 48-27, compared to 27-45 at home. They have also been a better bet as the underdog, going 44-34 on the run line compared to 31-38 as the favorite.
Today’s over/under line of 8 runs for the Toronto Blue Jays’ home game against the St. Louis Cardinals is slightly below the combined run average of 8.8 runs per game for both teams this season. The Blue Jays have played to the over in 76 of their 143 games this season, and their games have averaged exactly 8 runs per game. When the over/under line has been set at 8 runs, the Blue Jays have gone over the total in 23 of 39 games.
Kevin Gausman gets the start for the Blue Jays today and will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing against the Braves. In that start, he took the loss, giving up three earned runs in six innings of work. Looking back over his last three outings, Gausman has finished with a loss in two of them. His record for the season is 12-11, and he has an ERA of 4.09. Gausman’s WHIP for the season is 1.24. This year, he has two complete games and one shutout. Gausman has made 14 quality starts this season and is averaging 8.28 strikeouts per nine innings.
For the season, the Blue Jays are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 20th in the league. They have been a bit better on the road, averaging 4.3 runs per game. As a team, the Blue Jays are batting .242, which is 13th in the league, and they are also one of the better teams in terms of avoiding strikeouts. As a team, they are 21st in home runs.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been the Blue Jays’ top power threat this season, as his 28 homers is 13th in the league, and his 94 RBIs is 10th. Guerrero Jr. is also batting .321. George Springer is 2nd on the team with 19 homers but is batting just .221. Over his last seven games, Spencer Horwitz is 10/19 with three homers.