New York Yankees (78-56) vs St. Louis Cardinals (67-67)
Game Info: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 1:05 pm (Yankee Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: New York Yankees -164 / St. Louis Cardinals +139 — Over/Under: 9
The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees meet Saturday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Cardinals vs Yankees pick. We will examine:
The St. Louis Cardinals recent form and player performance
The New York Yankees recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Louis Cardinals
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New York Yankees
Recent betting trends in games played between the Cardinals and Yankees
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Cardinals vs Yankees game
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The Cardinals played the San Diego Padres in their last set, managing a 2-2 split over four games. On Friday versus the Yankees, St. Louis blew a slim lead early in a 6-3 defeat. Erick Fedde went 5.1 innings with four earned in the start.
In the starter slot for the Cardinals on Saturday it’ll be Kyle Gibson. So far Gibson is 7-6 with a 4.54 ERA in 25 starts. Over 325 career games (319 starts) Gibson is 111-106 with a 4.54 ERA.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
Over on the Yankees’ side, they had a rough series versus the Washington Nationals this week, falling Tuesday and Wednesday. In the opener versus the Cardinals, New York was out-hit 10-6 during the victory. Marcus Stroman lasted 7.0 innings with two earned runs.
The starting pitcher for New York on Saturday will be Will Warren. So far Warren is 0-2 with a 9.68 ERA in the first four starts of his MLB career.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Yankees’ last seven games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Cardinals’ last five games as road underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last seven home games against NL Central opponents.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances at Yankee Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
- Juan Soto has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances with his team as a favorite against the Cardinals.
- Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 12 appearances at Yankee Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
- Giancarlo Stanton has hit a home run in each of his last four appearances at Yankee Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
- Juan Soto has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Cardinals.
- DJ LeMahieu has scored at least one run in each of his six previous appearances with his team as a favorite against the Cardinals.
- Giancarlo Stanton has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances at Yankee Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Nolan Arenado has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances with his team as an underdog against the Yankees.
- Masyn Winn has recorded a Double in six of the Cardinals’ last seven games against AL East opponents.
- Paul Goldschmidt has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Cardinals’ last five games.
- Nolan Arenado has scored at least one run in eight of his last nine road appearances against AL East opponents.
- Kyle Gibson has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances with the Cardinals as road underdogs.
- Nolan Arenado has recorded at least one Single in 10 of his last 11 appearances against AL opponents.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with his team as an underdog against AL East opponents.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances with his team as a road underdog against AL East opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Prediction
I’m leaning toward trying the Cardinals but I’m probably just not touching this one. Gibson has two bad starts (0-2 record; 9.0 innings; 13 earned combined) and one good start (5.1 innings; two earned) in his last trio. Same deal with Warren. He’s got two bad starts (0-2 record; 7.1 innings; 13 earned combined) and one good start (5.0 innings; two earned) in his last three. It’s tough telling how things will go on the mound here.
On Friday the Cardinals had a couple of bad innings, giving up three runs in the third frame alone. St. Louis did have a pretty solid offensive night, but couldn’t cash in on many of their opportunities. The Cards should be competitive Saturday, though.