Cardinals vs. Reds: Betting Preview for Sept. 12
Published 12:24 am Thursday, September 12, 2024
The St. Louis Cardinals (73-72) will rely on Alec Burleson when they host Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds (71-76) at Busch Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 12. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:15 p.m. ET.
At -175, the Cardinals are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Reds (+145). The over/under for this matchup has been listed at 7.5.
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Cardinals vs. Reds Game Info
- Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Time: 1:15 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Venue: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: BSOH
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Cardinals -175
- Moneyline Underdog: Reds +145
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher
- Sonny Gray (12-9) gets the starting nod for the Cardinals in his 27th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.84 ERA in 154 2/3 innings pitched, with 186 strikeouts.
- The right-hander’s last time out came on Wednesday, Sept. 4 against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he threw seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
- Gray is aiming for his third straight quality start.
- Gray will look to build on a 12-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 innings per appearance).
- In four of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Cardinals average one home run per game to rank 24th in MLB action with 148 total home runs.
- St. Louis is 22nd in MLB, slugging .388.
- The Cardinals rank 12th in the majors with a .246 batting average.
- St. Louis has the No. 25 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.1 runs per game (594 total runs).
- The Cardinals rank 15th in MLB with a .310 on-base percentage.
- The Cardinals strike out 8.2 times per game, the No. 11 average in the majors.
- St. Louis has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
- The pitching staff for St. Louis has a collective 8.2 K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.269).
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