Toronto Blue Jays (68-78) vs St. Louis Cardinals (74-72)
Game Info: Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 3:07 pm (Rogers Centre)
The Line: Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -130 / St. Louis Cardinals +120 — Over/Under: 8
In this article, we will formulate a St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction for this MLB game on Saturday, September 14th, at the Rogers Centre. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Cardinals’ recent form and recent player performance
-The Blue Jays’ recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St. Louis
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Toronto
-Recent betting trends in games played between St. Louis and Toronto
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cardinals and Blue Jays.
Cardinals Look to Bounce Back
The Cardinals scored only three runs on Friday but it wasn’t enough as the pitching gave up four runs. Erick Fedde went five innings giving up six hits and three runs. The Cardinals are averaging 4.11 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.52 runs per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 19th. Alec Burleson has hit 21 home runs and driven in 73 RBIs. Getting the start for the Cardinals will be Kyle Gibson who sits with a 8-6 record and an ERA of 4.20. In his last start against the Seattle Mariners he went 6.2 innings giving up three hits and zero runs.
Why the Cardinals Will Beat the Blue Jays
- The Cardinals have won eight of their last nine games as underdogs against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last six games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight day games at Rogers Centre after going to extra innings.
Blue Jays Look for Another Win
The Blue Jays scored four runs on Friday and it was enough for the one run vicory. Kevin Gausman went seven innings giving up nine hits and two runs. The Blue Jays are averaging 4.22 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.59 runs per game. The offense is ranked 20th in the league while the pitching is ranked 22nd. Vladimir Guerrero has hit 28 home runs and driven in 94 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Blue Jays will be Jose Berrios who sits with a 15-9 record and an ERA of 3.52. In his last start against the Atlanta Braves he went six innings giving up five hits and one run.
Why the Blue Jays Will Beat the Cardinals
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last five day games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The home team has won each of the last three games between the Cardinals and Blue Jays.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last four day games against NL Central opponents.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 11 games after playing the previous day after going to extra innings.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
Both of these pitchers are coming off strong starts and both are going to be really good here. I especially expect Gibson is going to be realy good here and the Cardinals bats are going to be ice cold. Neither team is going to reach four runs here, and that will be the difference here. Back the under to end up cashing with ease.