St. Louis Cardinals (72-70) vs Cincinnati Reds (68-75)
Game Info: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 7:45 pm (Busch Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: St. Louis Cardinals -130 / Cincinnati Reds +110 — Over/Under:
The Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Tuesday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. Here’s a Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals prediction. This will be the first installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Reds vs Cardinals pick. We will examine:
The Cincinnati Reds’ recent form and player performance
The St. Louis Cardinals’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cincinnati Reds
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Louis Cardinals
Recent betting trends in games played between the Reds and Cardinals
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Reds vs Cardinals game
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
In their weekend series, the Reds took on the New York Mets and lost two of three games. In their one-off Monday matchup with the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati eked out a 1-0 victory on eight team hits. The Reds gave up just two hits in the win.
In the starter slot for the Reds on Tuesday it’ll be Rhett Lowder. In the first two starts of his career, Lowder is 0-1 with an 0.87 ERA. He’s got nine Ks in 10.1 innings.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
Over on the Cardinals’ side, they played the Seattle Mariners in their weekend set. St. Louis won Saturday 2-0 but lost the other pair 6-1 and 10-4. In the Sunday loss the Cardinals gave up seven runs in the first two innings and 13 total hits to Seattle.
It’ll be Andre Pallante in the starter slot for the Cardinals on Tuesday. This year Pallante is 6-7 with a 4.07 ERA in 25 games (16 starts). In his career, Pallante is 16-13 with a 3.89 ERA in 134 games (26 starts). The Cards will play against the Blue Jays following this series.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Reds’ last four night games against NL Central opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last four home games against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Reds’ last three road games.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Masyn Winn has recorded two or more hits in each of the Cardinals’ last six home games against NL opponents.
- Masyn Winn has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Cardinals’ last six home games against NL opponents.
- Nolan Arenado has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Cardinals’ last six night games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Masyn Winn has scored at least one run in each of the Cardinals’ last six games against NL opponents at Busch Stadium.
- Willson Contreras has hit a home run in each of the Cardinals’ last two games at Busch Stadium against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Masyn Winn has recorded at least one Single in each of the Cardinals’ last seven games against NL opponents at Busch Stadium.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Jonathan India has recorded at least one Double in each of the Reds’ last four games at Busch Stadium against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Spencer Steer has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Reds’ last six Tuesday night games.
- Jonathan India has scored at least one run in four of his last five appearances against NL Central opponents.
- Spencer Steer has hit a home run in five of the Reds’ last 12 road games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Spencer Steer has recorded at least one Single in each of the Reds’ last four night games.
- Jonathan India has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances at Busch Stadium.
- Jonathan India has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances at Busch Stadium.
Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction
I might try the Cardinals here. Pallante had a rough outing versus the Brewers in his last outing on September 2 however, so he’ll need to return to form here. In that matchup, Pallante gave up five earned over 5.0 innings on five hits and five walks in a loss. In his two starts prior to that, however, Pallante was 1-0 with three earned in 12.2 innings of work.
The Cardinals had a pretty spotty weekend series versus the Mariners, giving up a total of 16 runs in their two losses. St. Louis has been scoring pretty well overall lately, with three or more runs in 12 of their last 14 games. They’ll need a good pitching performance in support Tuesday.