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Cardinals vs Royals Betting Odds

Here are the Cardinals vs Royals Betting Odds:

TEAM	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
St Louis	+1.5	+138	8.5 O
Kansas City	-1.5	-148	8.5 U

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends

Here are the Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends for both teams, but first, the head-to-head stats:

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends: Head-to-Head

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends: St Louis

Now, we have the Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends for the St Louis:

• The total has been under in four of the last five games that St. Louis has played.
• In its last 11 games, St. Louis has a winning record of 10-1 against the spread.
• In its last six games versus Kansas City, St. Louis has a record of 2-4 on the road.
• In its last six games played away from home, St. Louis has a winning record of 5-1 against the spread.
• When St. Louis has been facing Kansas City away from home, the total has gone over in five of the last six games that Saint Louis has played.
• Seven out of the previous ten games that St. Louis has played against an opponent from the American League have resulted in the total going over.
• All five of St. Louis’s most recent games against teams from the American League Central Division have resulted in a perfect score for the team.

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends: Kansas City

Now, we have the Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends for the Kansas City:

• There have been 14 of Kansas City’s last 20 games in which the total has been UNDER.
• In its last five games, Kansas City has a record of 1-4 on the road.
• Five of Kansas City’s last six games versus St. Louis have resulted in the total going over the point spread.
• Over the course of its previous 14 games played at home, Kansas City has a winning record of 11-3.
• If Kansas City is playing at home against St. Louis, the total has gone over in five of the last six games that Kansas City has played.
• During the last five games that Kansas City has played against a National League opponent, the total has been UNDER in four of those seven games.
• Over the course of its most recent ten games versus teams from the National League Central Division, Kansas City has a winning record of 7-3.

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Prediction

Now we have the Cardinals vs Royals Betting Prediction for both teams.

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Prediction: St Louis

Here is the Cardinals vs Royals Betting Prediction for the St Louis:

The Cardinals have a total of 85 two-baggers as a team, and they have also been responsible for the removal of 43 baseballs from the stadium. There have been 340 times that St. Louis has been called out on strikes, and there have been 159 times that they have drawn a walk. Their batting average is.406. The St. Louis Cardinals stand seventh in the league in terms of the average number of runs they score per game, which is 4.8. Throughout the course of the season, they have finished with a total of 394 hits, 200 runs batted in, and a batting average of.262 as a team. With a team on-base percentage of.338 and 212 runs scored, they have a total of 212 that they have scored.

The WHIP of their pitching staff as a whole is 1.24, and their K/BB ratio is 2.36 with their pitching staff. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 34 home runs and 181 total runs, which places them thirteenth in the Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have allowed 167 earned runs and 350 base hits, with an average of 8.1 hits per nine innings. With 314 hitters, the Cardinals’ pitching staff has a team earned run average of 3.85 so far this season, which places them 12th in the Major League Baseball. During the course of the season, their pitching staff has walked 133 batters from opposing teams, and their batting average per game (FIP) is 3.74.

There have been 51 save situations in which the Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound, and they have a save percentage of 61.1%. Throughout the course of the season, bullpen pitchers have been responsible for inheriting 58 base runners, with 36.2% of those players ultimately reaching the plate. There have been 44 instances in which Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base, and they have also made 58 appearances in extremely high leverage circumstances. Throughout the course of the season, the Cardinals have utilized 134 relievers in their lineup. This year, the relief pitchers have a total of 32 holds, which places them sixth in the baseball league. For the year, they have made a total of 11 saves, however they have failed to save seven out of eighteen opportunities to save the game.

Along with 439 assists and 16 errors, the St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 1,172 putouts so far this season. Additionally, they have made 16 errors. Due to the fact that they have a total of 31 double plays, their fielding percentage is.990, which places them in third place in the baseball league. In their 3,516 innings played, the Cardinals have a 71.4% success rate in turning balls in play into outs, which places them eighth among all professional baseball teams at the time.

Pallante has a career record of 21-16 with a 3.80 earned run average. During his stint in the major leagues, he has faced 1,453 batters. The average number of hits he has allowed is 9.1 per nine innings, and he has walked 134 batters. After allowing 146 earned runs, he has a 3.86 earned run average and a WHIP of 1.402, according to the statistics. Over the course of his career, Pallante has thrown 340 innings and recorded 238 strikeouts. He has also accumulated 340 innings pitched.

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends: St Louis Stats & Insights

• In the thirty games that they have played so far this season, the Cardinals have been the underdogs, and they have emerged victorious sixteen times, which is a 53.3% success rate.
• In the course of this season, St. Louis has been successful in winning three times out of nine opportunities when they were listed as an underdog with a moneyline odds of at least +132 or worse.
• According to the moneyline that has been established for this clash, the oddsmakers have inferred that the Cardinals have a 43.1% chance of coming out on top winning.
• It has been determined by bookmakers that St. Louis and its opponents have gone over in 23 of the 44 games that they have played so far this season.
• Throughout the course of this season, the Cardinals have compiled a record of 26-18-0 against the spread.
• Starting for the Cardinals is Pallante, who has a record of 3-2 with a 4.36 earned run average and 28 strikeouts in 43 and a half innings pitched. This is his ninth start of the season.
• During his most recent outing, which took place on Saturday, the right-handed pitcher pitched seven and a third innings against the Washington Nationals. During that time, he allowed two earned runs.
• Additionally, he allowed five hits.
• This season, the 26-year-old pitcher has pitched eight games and has a 4.36 earned run average (ERA), with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. His opponents have a batting average of.260 when they are opposing him.
• In this particular encounter, Pallante is attempting to earn his fourth quality start of the season.
• This year, Pallante has made five starts in which he pitched five innings or more on each of those starts.
• To this point in the season, he has not allowed an earned run to be scored in any of his appearances.
• The Royals offense that is competing against them has a combined batting average of.242, is thirteenth in the league with 363 total hits, and is ranked twenty-sixth in Major League Baseball with 154 runs scored.
• Their slugging percentage is ranked 26th, which is.360, and they have 29 home runs, which is the lowest total in all of Major League Baseball.
• In baseball, the Cardinals have a total of 43 home runs, which places them 18th in the league. They average one home run per game.
• St. Louis is now ranked ninth in baseball with a slugging percentage of.406 through the first month of the season.
• With a batting average of.262, the Cardinals are second in the Major League Baseball.
• With a total of 212 runs scored, St. Louis is the seventh-highest scoring team in the big leagues, where they average 4.8 runs per game.
• On-base percentage of.338 places the Cardinals in third place in Major League Baseball.

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends: St Louis Last 10 Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread	Total	Moneyline
5/14/25	@PHI	W 14-7	W+1.5	O8	W+135
5/14/25	@PHI	L 2-1	W+1.5	U8.5	L+146
5/12/25	@PHI	W 3-2	W+1.5	U8	W+158
5/11/25	@WSH	W 6-1	W+1.5	U8.5	W+116
5/10/25	@WSH	W 4-2	W-1.5	U8.5	W-122
5/09/25	@WSH	W 10-0	W-1.5	O8.5	W-102
5/07/25	PIT	W 5-0	W-1.5	U7.5	W-172
5/06/25	PIT	W 2-1	W+1.5	U7	WEVEN
5/05/25	PIT	W 6-3	W-1.5	O8.5	W-164
5/04/25	NYM	W 5-4	W+1.5	O8.5	W+124

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Prediction: Kansas City

Here is the Cardinals vs Royals Betting Prediction for Kansas City:

This season, the Kansas City Royals have a team batting average of.242 and an on-base percentage of.300. They have also accumulated all of these statistics. The team has a total of 363 hits and has a strikeout rate of 316, which places them in 28th place in the league. During the course of the season, Kansas City has been responsible for 29 home runs and 153 runs batted in. As a team, the Royals have a slugging percentage of.360, and they score 3.42 runs per game, which places them 38th in the league. In addition to scoring 154 runs, they have also walked 117 times and recorded 75 doubles. In addition, they have walked 117 times.

As of this point in the season, the Royals have a team WHIP of 1.179 and a FIP of 3.59. This is the current standing of the Royals. With 367 strikeouts and 126 bases on balls, they have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 throughout their career. They now hold the sixteenth spot in baseball for the most hits allowed as a staff, with 347. In addition to allowing 40 home runs, they have allowed 3.32 runs per nine innings, which places them in second place in the league. It has been 148 runs that the Kansas City pitching staff has allowed to score so far this year, and they have a team earned run average of 3.03 (135 earned runs conceded).

There are already 43 save opportunities that the Royals have earned, and they have earned 25 holds in addition to four botched saves. In 18 of the 18 opportunities for saves that Kansas City has had, relievers have taken the mound, and they have completed 14 of those saves. There have been 46 instances in which their relievers have helped out in high leverage situations, in addition to 37 instances in which they have helped out with base runners. Based on the 47 inherited base runners, the relievers for the Kansas City Royals have an inherited scoring rate of 29.8 percent. They have a save rate of 77.8 percent, which places them in third place in the baseball rankings, and they have turned out 136 relief pitchers throughout the course of the season.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for a fielding rate of.990, which is the second highest in Major League Baseball, and have received forty double plays. During the course of the season, the Royals have achieved a total of 1,204 putouts, 413 assists, and 16 errors. As of right now, the Royals have played 3,612 innings on the field, and their defensive efficiency is 71.2%, which places them tenth in all of baseball.

Ragans has a career total of 362 innings pitched, during which he has garnered 428 strikeouts and allowed 296 base knocks (also known as base hits). Ragans has a career record of 20-19 wins and losses, with an earned run average of 3.55 and a hit-per-nine ratio of 7.4 hits per nine innings. In addition to having a WHIP of 1.195 and a FIP of 3.5, he has allowed a total of 143 earned runs thus far in his career. During his career in Major League Baseball, he has faced 1,499 batters from opposing teams, and he has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12.

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends: Kansas City Stats & Insights

• This season, the Royals have been the favorite in 19 games, and they have won 13 of those games, which is a 68.4% winning percentage.
• When bookmakers favor Kansas City by a margin of at least -157 on the moneyline, the team has a combined record of 7-1 in those games.
• On the basis of the moneyline, the implied probability of a victory for the Royals is 61.1%.
• During the current season, the total for games involving Kansas City has exceeded the total that was set by bookmakers 15 times out of 45 times.
• In the 45 opportunities they have had this season, the Royals have a record of 24-21-0 against the spread.
• This will be Ragans’ ninth start of the season for the Royals. He has a record of 2-2 with a 4.20 earned run average and 65 strikeouts in 40 and a half innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing, which took place on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, the left-handed pitcher worked for five innings, during which he allowed four earned runs while also surrendering seven hits.
• The 27-year-old pitcher has played in eight games so far this season, and he has a 4.20 earned run average (ERA) and 14.4 strikeouts per nine innings. He has a batting average of.240 against his opponents.
• In this season, Ragans has already made two strong starts, so he is confident going into this game.
• Currently, Ragans is attempting to make his third consecutive outing that lasts for five innings or longer. After each trip on the mound, he pitches an average of five frames.
• This season, he has made a total of eight appearances, and he has not allowed any earned runs to be scored against him.
• The Cardinals offense that is competing against you has a combined batting average of.262, is ranked second in the league with 394 total hits, and is ranked seventh in Major League Baseball play with 212 runs scored. As far as the Major League Baseball is concerned, it has the ninth-best slugging percentage (.406) and the 18th-best home run total (43).
• Only 29 home runs have been hit by the Royals as a club, which places them in last place in Major League Baseball.
• With a collective slugging percentage of only.360, the Kansas City Royals’ hitting lineup has a combined slugging percentage that ranks 26th in the Major League Baseball.
• This season, the Royals have a team batting average of.242, which places them sixteenth among all Major League Baseball teams.
• This season, Kansas City has scored 154 runs, which is equivalent to 3.4 runs per game, making it the fifth-fewest team in the major leagues.
• During the current season, the Royals have an on-base percentage of.300, which places them in the 24th position in the league.
• When it comes to strikeouts per game, Kansas City is ranked second in Major League Baseball, with an average of seven whiffs per game.

Cardinals vs Royals Betting Trends: Kansas City Last 10 Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread	Total	Moneyline
5/14/25	@HOU	L 4-3	W+1.5	U8.5	L+106
5/13/25	@HOU	L 2-1	W+1.5	U7.5	L+120
5/12/25	@HOU	W 7-5	W-1.5	O8	W+102
5/11/25	BOS	L 3-1	L-1.5	U8.5	L-130
5/10/25	BOS	L 10-1	L+1.5	O7	L+102
5/09/25	BOS	W 2-1	W+1.5	U9	W-116
5/08/25	CWS	W 10-0	W-1.5	O8	W-245
5/07/25	CWS	W 2-1	L-1.5	U8.5	W-220
5/06/25	CWS	W 4-3	L-1.5	U8.5	W-230
5/05/25	CWS	W 3-0	W-1.5	U8	W-260

 

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