Cardinals vs. Reds Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Friday, June 9, 2023

Jun 09, 2023

Led by Andrew Knizner (two-game homer streak), the St. Louis Cardinals (26-37) are favorites versus the Cincinnati Reds (29-34) Friday at 8:15 PM ET. Bookmakers have named the Cardinals as -171 favorites for the game, which airs on BSMW.

Jordan Montgomery takes the mound for St. Louis while Ben Lively is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.

Cardinals vs. Reds Odds

Cardinals odds to win: -171

Reds odds to win: +146

Spread: Cardinals -1.5

Total: 8.5 runs

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Game Time and Information

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Time: 8:15 PM ET

TV: BSMW

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Who Will Win Cardinals vs. Reds?

Cardinals and Reds Betting Trends

The Cardinals have been the moneyline favorite 36 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-20 in those games.

St. Louis has a 5-8 record (winning only 38.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -171 or shorter.

This season, the Reds have won 22 out of the 49 games, or 44.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.

This season, Cincinnati has won seven of its 16 games, or 43.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least +146 on the moneyline.

The Cardinals have played in 63 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 30 times (30-31-2).

So far this season, the Reds and their opponents have hit the over in 35 of their 63 games with a total.

Cardinals Stats & Insights

The Cardinals are the 11th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.6 runs per game (290 total).

St. Louis averages 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in baseball with 85 total home runs.

The Cardinals’ .249 batting average ranks 13th in MLB.

St. Louis strikes out 8.1 times per game to rank ninth in MLB.

The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.

St. Louis’ 4.19 team ERA ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.

Reds Stats & Insights

The Reds rank 11th in the majors with 290 total runs scored this season.

Cincinnati has hit just 51 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the majors.

The Reds rank 11th in MLB with a .256 team batting average.

Cincinnati ranks 24th in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.

The Reds strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.

Cincinnati has pitched to a 5.04 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.

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Cardinals Key Players to Watch

The Cardinals will send Montgomery (2-7) out to make his 13th start of the season. He is 2-7 with a 4.23 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched.

Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis in batting average (.286) this season while adding 10 home runs and 27 RBI.

Nolan Arenado has 63 hits and an OBP of .316 to go with a slugging percentage of .455 this season.

Nolan Gorman leads St. Louis in home runs (14) and runs batted in (44) this season while batting .264.

Tommy Edman has collected 49 hits this season and has an OBP of .312. He’s slugging .426 on the year.

Reds Key Players to Watch

Lively (3-3) will take the mound for the Reds, his fifth start of the season.

Jonathan India has 15 doubles, six home runs and 26 walks while batting .279.

Spencer Steer’s eight home runs and .286 batting average both pace his team.

Jake Fraley has a team-best 38 runs batted in.

Kevin Newman is hitting .271 with nine doubles, two home runs and 14 walks.

Cardinals and Reds Injuries

Cardinals: Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Tyler O’Neill: 10 Day IL (Back), Lars Nootbaar: 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), Wil Myers: 10 Day IL (Kidney stones), TJ Friedl: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Nick Senzel: 10 Day IL (Knee), Graham Ashcraft: 15 Day IL (Calf), Derek Law: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Casey Legumina: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Nick Lodolo: 60 Day IL (Calf), 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), Jake Fraley: day-to-day (Wrist)