The St. Louis Cardinals (22-28) and Paul Goldschmidt (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-160) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Cincinnati Reds (20-28) on Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET on BSOH.
Steven Matz takes the mound for St. Louis while Ben Lively is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.
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Who Will Win Cardinals vs. Reds?
Cardinals and Reds Betting Trends
The Cardinals have won 13 of the 27 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (48.1%).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -160 or shorter, St. Louis has gone 4-8 (33.3%).
The Reds have entered the game as underdogs 36 times this season and won 14, or 38.9%, of those games.
Cincinnati is 6-11 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +137 or more on the moneyline.
In the 50 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Cardinals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-21-2).
The Reds’ games have gone over the total in 26 of their 48 chances.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 5 offense in MLB play scoring 5.2 runs per game (258 total runs).
St. Louis ranks fifth in MLB play with 70 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
The Cardinals have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.262).
St. Louis strikes out 8.3 times per game to rank 11th in baseball.
The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
St. Louis has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.28).
Reds Stats & Insights
The Reds rank 22nd in the majors with 206 total runs scored this season.
Cincinnati ranks 28th in Major League Baseball with just 37 home runs as a team.
The Reds rank 15th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
Cincinnati ranks 22nd in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
The Reds strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.11 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals will send Matz (0-5) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 0-5 with a 5.05 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings pitched.
Goldschmidt has been key for St. Louis with 55 hits, an OBP of .404 plus a slugging percentage of .521.
Nolan Gorman is batting .297 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI, all three of which lead St. Louis this season.
Tommy Edman has 43 hits this season and a slash line of .285/.337/.490.
Nolan Arenado has 52 hits and an OBP of .311 to go with a slugging percentage of .443 this season.
Reds Key Players to Watch
Lively will get the start for the Reds, his second of the season.
Jonathan India leads the Reds with a .285 batting average.
Jake Fraley has racked up 33 runs batted in to lead his team.
Spencer Steer has hit a team-high six homers.
TJ Friedl is batting .313 with seven doubles, three triples, three home runs and eight walks.
Cardinals and Reds Injuries
Cardinals: Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Tyler O’Neill: 10 Day IL (Back), Jake Woodford: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Packy Naughton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Wilking Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Reds: Henry Ramos: 10 Day IL (Hip), Derek Law: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15 Day IL (Calf), Casey Legumina: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Fernando Cruz: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Reiver Sanmartin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Connor Overton: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tony Santillan: 60 Day IL (Back), Vladimir Gutierrez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Votto: 60 Day IL (Bicep/shoulder), Tejay Antone: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Dunn: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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