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It is game three of three in this interleague series as the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Houston Astros. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Astros prediction and pick.
In game one of the series, the Cardinals started strong. Alec Burelson and Nolan Gorman both hit home runs to make it 2-0. Nolan Arenado added an RBI single in the third to make it 3-0 before Yordan Alvarez hit a home run in the bottom of the inning to make it 3-2. Gorman would have his second of the game with a homer in the fifth, but from there, the Astros took off. They scored four in the eighth, started by an Alex Bregman home run to take the 7-4 lead, the score they would win by.
Game two of the series will be on Tuesday night. Andre Pallante will be on the mound for the Cardinals. He is 1-1 with a 3.94 ERA. Spencer Arrighetti will be on the mound for the Astros. He is 3-5 with a 5.98 ERA.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Cardinals-Astors Odds
St. Louis Cardinals: +1.5 (-146)
Moneyline: +140
Houston Astros: -1.5 (+122)
Moneyline: -166
Over: 8.5 (-110)
Under: 8.5 (-110)
How to Watch Cardinals vs. Astros
Time: 2:10 PM ET/ 11:10 AM PT
TV: BSMW/SCHN/ESPN+
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Cardinals Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Cardinals are 28th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 22nd in batting average, 2oth in on-base percentage, and 22nd in slugging percentage. Nolan Gorman has been great this year. He is hitting .230 on the year with a .318 on-base percentage. Forman has eight doubles and 13 home runs, good for 30 RBIs. He has also scored 27 runs this year. Nolan Arenado has also been an offensive force this year. He is hitting .257 on the year with a .310 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles and five home runs. This has led to 27 RBIs. Further, he has scored 22 times this year.
Brendan Donovan has also been solid. He is hitting .242 on the year with 14 doubles and four home runs, leading to 25 RBIs. He has also scored 26 times this year. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in runs scored this year. Goldschmidt is hitting .222 with a .301 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles and seven home runs. This has led to 22 RBIs and 26 runs scored. Meanwhile, Masyn Winn has hit very well this year. He is hitting .297 on the year with a .353 on-base percentage. Winn has just 19 RBIs though and 19 runs scored.
The Cardinals are 18th in team ERA, 18th in WHIP, and 23rd in opponent batting average. It will be Miles Mikolas who will be on the mound in this game. He is 3-6 with a 5.54 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. He has given up three runs in three of his last four starts while going six innings. The Astros have 48 career at-bats against Mikolas. They have hit .292 with two home runs and ten RBIs in those games.
Why The Astros Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Astros are tenth in runs scored while sitting second in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging. Kyle Tucker leads the way this year. He has hit .266 on the year with a .395 on-base percentage. He has 11 doubles and 19 home runs. This has led to Tucker driving in 40 runs this year. He also has stolen ten bases and scored 42 times. Meanwhile, Yordan Alvarez is also having a great year. He is hitting .287 on the year with a .362 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles and 12 home runs, helping to 27 RBIS and 32 runs scored.
Leading the team in hitting is Jeremy Pena. He is hitting .296 on the year with a .329 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, a triple, and five home runs, leading to his 21 RBIs. Further, Pena has stolen nine bases and scored 33 runs on the year. Alex Bregman is also driving in runs well this year. He is not hitting as well, hitting just .229 on the year, but he has a .286 on-base percentage. Further, Bregman has scored 20 times this year. He also has 11 doubles and nine home runs, leading to 29 RBIs.
The Astros are 21st in team ERA while sitting 25th in WHIP and 16th in opponent batting average. It will be Ronel Blanco on the mound for the Astros. He is 5-1 on the year with a 2.44 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Last time out was the worst start of the year for Blanco. He gave up four runs in 4.2 innings of work. Before that, he has pitched 54.1 innings, giving up just 12 runs.
Final Cardinals-Astros Prediction & Pick
The Cardinals do not have a great offense, and further, they are now facing a solid pitcher in Ronel Blanco. Blanco has been great this year, giving up over three runs just once. Meanwhile, Miles Mikolas has not been great this year. The Astros will be able to hit well against him and take the win in this one.
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Final Cardinals-Astros Prediction & Pick: Astros ML (-166)
