Tigers vs. Cardinals Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (13-15) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (+104) in Tuesday’s contest versus the Detroit Tigers (16-12). Game time is set for 6:40 PM ET on BSDET. The Cardinals are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +155 odds.

Detroit’s Matt Manning gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Steven Matz.

Tigers vs. Cardinals Odds

  • Tigers odds to win: -124
  • Cardinals odds to win: +104
  • Spread: Cardinals -1.5
  • Total: 8.5 runs
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    Game Time and Information

  • Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
  • Time: 6:40 PM ET
  • TV: BSDET
  • Who Will Win Tigers vs. Cardinals?

    Tigers and Cardinals Betting Trends

    The Tigers have put together an 8-6 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.1% of those games).

    When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter, Detroit has a record of 6-5 (54.5%).

    The Cardinals have won six, or 40%, of the 15 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.

    St. Louis is 4-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +104 or more on the moneyline.

    The Tigers have played in 28 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-14-2).

    The Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 10 of their 28 games with a total this season.

    Tigers Stats & Insights

    The Tigers are the 23rd-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging four runs per game (111 total).

    Detroit averages 0.8 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB play with 23 total home runs .

    The Tigers have the 24th-ranked batting average in the majors (.223).

    Detroit strikes out 9.1 times per game to rank 19th in MLB.

    The Tigers pitching staff is 18th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.

    Detroit has the fourth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.14).

    Cardinals Stats & Insights

    The Cardinals have scored 100 runs (just 3.6 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.

    St. Louis ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with just 18 home runs as a team.

    The Cardinals have a team batting average of just .216 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.

    St. Louis ranks 12th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.

    The Cardinals average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.

    St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 ERA this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.

    Tigers Key Players to Watch

    Manning takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Tigers.

    Mark Canha leads Detroit in home runs (five) and runs batted in (15) this season while batting .272.

    Riley Greene leads Detroit in home runs with five while driving in 12 runs and slugging .458.

    Kerry Carpenter leads Detroit with a .276 batting average while slugging three homers and driving in 14 runs.

    Spencer Torkelson has 22 hits and an OBP of .287 to go with a slugging percentage of .291 this season.

    Cardinals Key Players to Watch

    The Cardinals will hand the ball to Matz (1-2) for his sixth start of the season.

    Willson Contreras has hit a team-high four home runs.

    Brendan Donovan’s 14 runs batted in pace his team.

    Nolan Arenado is hitting .271 with six doubles, a home run and eight walks.

    Masyn Winn has a club-high .297 batting average.

    Tigers and Cardinals Injuries

    Tigers: Gio Urshela: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin), Javier Báez: day-to-day (Undisclosed)

    Cardinals: Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Riley O’Brien: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm)

    Tigers vs. Cardinals Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Tigers 4, Cardinals 3
  • Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
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