- The Cardinals are -225 favorites vs the Athletics
- Athletics starting pitcher: John Patrick Sears
- Cardinals starting pitcher: Miles Mikolas
- Watch the game on MLB Network
The Oakland Athletics (+180) visit Busch Stadium to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (-225) on Monday, August 14, 2023. First pitch is scheduled for 7:45pm EDT in St. Louis.
The Cardinals are the betting favorite in this game, with the run line sitting at -1.5 (-115).
The Athletics vs Cardinals Over/Under is 9 total runs for the game.
This season, the Athletics are 32-85 against the spread (ATS), while the Cardinals are 58-60 ATS.
Athletics vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Athletics | +1.5 -105 | O 9 -120 | +180 |
| Cardinals | -1.5 -115 | U 9 +100 | -225 |
Athletics vs Cardinals Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cardinals will win Monday‘s MLB matchup with 78.9% confidence.
This prediction factors in starting pitchers, recent team and player hitting performances, the last 5 games for both the Athletics and Cardinals and up-to-date player injuries.
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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Athletics players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Athletics Player Prop Bets Today:
- JP Sears has hit the Earned Runs Under in his last 9 away games (+9.00 Units / 73% ROI)
- Cody Thomas has hit the Runs Under in his last 8 games (+8.00 Units / 41% ROI)
- Jonah Bride has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in his last 7 games (+7.55 Units / 69% ROI)
- JJ Bleday has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 24 of his last 42 games (+6.95 Units / 14% ROI)
- Luis Medina has hit the Strikeouts Over in 8 of his last 10 games (+6.70 Units / 61% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cardinals players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Cardinals Player Prop Best Bets Today:
- Lars Nootbaar has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 28 of his last 39 games (+15.50 Units / 31% ROI)
- Alec Burleson has hit the Total Bases Over in 14 of his last 17 games at home (+13.35 Units / 60% ROI)
- Paul Goldschmidt has hit the Runs Under in 14 of his last 15 games (+12.95 Units / 64% ROI)
- Lars Nootbaar has hit the Total Bases Over in 24 of his last 36 games (+11.65 Units / 25% ROI)
- Jordan Walker has hit the Total Bases Under in 13 of his last 15 games (+10.80 Units / 42% ROI)
Cardinals vs Athletics Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 0.5 +220 | 0.5 -350 |
| Nick Allen | 0.5 +1350 | 0.5 |
| Nolan Gorman | 0.5 +375 | 0.5 -700 |
| Lawrence Butler | 0.5 +575 | 0.5 -1400 |
| Seth Brown | 0.5 +350 | 0.5 -650 |
Cardinals vs Athletics Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Allen | 0.5 -165 | 0.5 +125 |
| Nolan Gorman | 0.5 -155 | 0.5 +120 |
| Lawrence Butler | 0.5 -160 | 0.5 +125 |
| Seth Brown | 0.5 -250 | 0.5 +185 |
| Jordan Diaz | 0.5 -250 | 0.5 +185 |
Cardinals vs Athletics RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 0.5 +105 | 0.5 -140 |
| Nick Allen | 0.5 +333 | 0.5 -500 |
| Nolan Gorman | 0.5 +180 | 0.5 -250 |
| Lawrence Butler | 0.5 +230 | 0.5 -350 |
| Seth Brown | 0.5 +155 | 0.5 -210 |
Cardinals vs Athletics Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| JP Sears | 5.5 +110 | 5.5 -145 |
| Miles Mikolas | 5.5 -105 | 5.5 -125 |
Athletics Best Bets Today:
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Team Total Under in 65 of their last 104 games (+21.49 Units / 18% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Over in 34 of their last 59 away games (+10.85 Units / 17% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 34 of their last 58 games (+10.74 Units / 17% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 23 of their last 57 games (+8.54 Units / 15% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 9 of their last 12 games (+5.75 Units / 38% ROI)
Cardinals Best Bets Today:
- The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the Run Line in 29 of their last 48 games (+10.50 Units / 17% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Over in 28 of their last 49 games at home (+6.30 Units / 12% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 6 of their last 8 games (+3.55 Units / 32% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Moneyline in 3 of their last 5 games (+1.70 Units / 30% ROI)
Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Athletics have gone 56-61 against the Run Line (-9.15 Units / -6.85% ROI).
- 32-85 when betting on the Moneyline for -30.3 Units / -26.08% ROI
- 60-51 when betting on the total runs Over for +2.8 Units / 2.15% ROI
- 51-60 when betting on the total runs Under for -14.5 Units / -11.37% ROI
Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Cardinals have gone 58-60 against the Run Line (-5.5 Units / -3.64% ROI).
- 52-66 when betting on the Moneyline for -30.1 Units / -19.66% ROI
- 56-56 when betting on the total runs Over for -5.25 Units / -4.04% ROI
- 56-56 when betting on the total runs Under for -5.2 Units / -4% ROI
Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents have a groundball rate of just 29% (104/363) against JP Sears this season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44% — third Percentile.
Right-handed hitters have a groundball rate of just 28% (80/290) against JP Sears this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44% — first Percentile.
Opponents have a groundball rate of just 25% (52/206) against JP Sears in non-two strike counts this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43% — first Percentile.
JP Sears has thrown inside pitches 48% of the time (180/375) with runners in scoring position this season — highest among in MLB; League Avg: 33% — 100th Percentile.
Cardinals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of just 16% (97/591) against Miles Mikolas this season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26% — third Percentile.
Opponents have a two strike miss rate of just 16% (65/405) against Miles Mikolas this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26% — first Percentile.
Opponents have a miss rate of just 16% (180/1,105) against Miles Mikolas this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26% — first Percentile.
Miles Mikolas has walked 26 of 600 batters (4%) this season — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7% — 95th Percentile.
Athletics Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals
The Athletics are just 72-58 (.554) when allowing 4 or fewer runs since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .714.
The Athletics are just 4-7 (.364) after a win as favorites since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .592.
The Athletics are just 23-22 (.511) when allowing 4 or fewer runs this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .728.
The Athletics are just 72-14 (.837) when leading entering the 8th inning since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .908.
Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Athletics
The Cardinals are 27-9 (.750) when tied entering the 8th inning since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.
The Cardinals are just 2-54 (.036) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .101.
The Cardinals are just 2-47 (.041) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .143.
The Cardinals are just 10-14 (.417) after a home win this season — tied for 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .543.
Athletics Hitting Stats & Trends
The Athletics are batting just .210 at home since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .249.
Athletics hitters have an OBP of just .286 (5,036 PA’s) at home since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .320.
The Athletics are batting just .194 with two outs this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .237.
The Athletics are batting just .218 since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .245.
Cardinals Hitting Stats & Trends
Cardinals hitters have an OBP of .325 (8,256 PA’s) against RHP since last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .314.
Cardinals hitters have an OPS of .767 (3,454 PA’s) against RHP this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .730.
Cardinals hitters have an OPS of .787 (2,444 PA’s) against LHP since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .725.
Cardinals hitters have just 722 strikeouts in 3,454 PA’s (21%) against RHP this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: 23%.
Athletics Pitching Stats & Trends
The Athletics have allowed 6.42 runs per game (379/59) on the road this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.58.
Athletics pitchers have an ERA of 5.77 (1034.2 IP) this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.32.
Athletics pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 19% versus the bottom of the order this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 25%.
The Athletics have allowed 5.97 runs per game (704/118) this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.58.
Cardinals Pitching Stats & Trends
Opponents have a groundball rate of 47% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Cardinals pitchers have walked 64 of 1,043 batters (6%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Cardinals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 39% with two-strikes since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 42%.
Cardinals pitchers have not walked any of the 43 batters that they have faced when facing the leadoff batter in the inning over the past seven days (5 games) — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Cardinals vs. Athletics Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets
- Ryan Helsley (Cardinals): Forearm, D60
- Patrick Naughton (Cardinals): Forearm, D60
- Brendan Donovan (Cardinals): Elbow, D10
- Jacob Woodford (Cardinals): Shoulder, D15
- Wilking Rodríguez (Cardinals): Shoulder, D60
- Dylan Carlson (Cardinals): Oblique, D10
- Richard Lovelady (Athletics): Arm, D15
- James Kaprielian (Athletics): Shoulder, D15
- Carlos Pérez (Athletics): Thumb, D10
- Ryan Noda (Athletics): Jaw, D10
- Mason Miller (Athletics): Elbow, D60
- Drew Rucinski (Athletics): Illness, D60
- Zachary Jackson (Athletics): Elbow, D60
- Yacksel Ríos (Athletics): Finger, D60
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