- The Cardinals are -225 favorites vs the Athletics
- Athletics starting pitcher: –
- Cardinals starting pitcher: Dakota Hudson
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The Oakland Athletics (+185) visit Busch Stadium to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (-225) on Tuesday, August 15, 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 (-120).
The Athletics vs Cardinals Over/Under is 9.5 total runs for the game.
This season, the Athletics are 32-86 against the spread (ATS), while the Cardinals are 59-60 ATS.
Athletics vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Athletics | +1.5 +100 | O 9.5 -115 | +185 |
| Cardinals | -1.5 -120 | U 9.5 -105 | -225 |
Athletics vs Cardinals Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cardinals will win Tuesday‘s MLB matchup with 81.8% 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 Tuesday‘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 10 away games (+10.00 Units / 73% ROI)
- Jonah Bride has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in his last 7 games (+7.55 Units / 69% ROI)
- Tyler Soderstrom has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 12 of his last 17 games (+7.05 Units / 32% ROI)
- Tyler Soderstrom has hit the Singles Under in 9 of his last 10 games (+7.00 Units / 32% ROI)
- JJ Bleday has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 20 of his last 34 games (+6.85 Units / 18% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cardinals players for Tuesday‘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 29 of his last 40 games (+16.60 Units / 33% 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 16 games (+11.90 Units / 56% ROI)
- Andrew Knizner has hit the Singles Over in 12 of his last 15 games (+10.00 Units / 66% ROI)
- Lars Nootbaar has hit the Total Bases Over in 24 of his last 37 games (+9.90 Units / 21% ROI)
Cardinals vs Athletics Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 0.5 +360 | 0.5 -650 |
| Nick Allen | 0.5 +1350 | 0.5 |
| Andrew Knizner | 0.5 +625 | 0.5 -2000 |
| Lawrence Butler | 0.5 +725 | 0.5 -2500 |
| Seth Brown | 0.5 +400 | 0.5 -750 |
Cardinals vs Athletics Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 1.5 +190 | 1.5 -250 |
| Nick Allen | 0.5 -160 | 0.5 +125 |
| Andrew Knizner | 0.5 -200 | 0.5 +150 |
| Lawrence Butler | 0.5 -160 | 0.5 +125 |
| Seth Brown | 0.5 -250 | 0.5 +180 |
Cardinals vs Athletics RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 0.5 +130 | 0.5 -165 |
| Nick Allen | 0.5 +280 | 0.5 -400 |
| Andrew Knizner | 0.5 +190 | 0.5 -250 |
| Lawrence Butler | 0.5 +240 | 0.5 -350 |
| Seth Brown | 0.5 +140 | 0.5 -185 |
Cardinals vs Athletics Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Hudson | 4.5 -120 | 4.5 -110 |
Athletics Best Bets Today:
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Team Total Under in 65 of their last 105 games (+20.24 Units / 17% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Over in 35 of their last 60 away games (+11.85 Units / 18% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 34 of their last 59 games (+9.74 Units / 15% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 23 of their last 58 games (+7.54 Units / 13% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 32 of their last 56 away games (+5.48 Units / 8% ROI)
Cardinals Best Bets Today:
- The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the Run Line in 30 of their last 49 games (+11.50 Units / 18% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Over in 29 of their last 50 games at home (+7.30 Units / 13% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in their last 5 games (+5.00 Units / 74% ROI)
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Moneyline in 4 of their last 5 games (+3.70 Units / 55% ROI)
Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Athletics have gone 56-62 against the Run Line (-10.3 Units / -7.64% ROI).
- 32-86 when betting on the Moneyline for -31.3 Units / -26.71% ROI
- 61-51 when betting on the total runs Over for +3.8 Units / 2.89% ROI
- 51-61 when betting on the total runs Under for -15.5 Units / -12.06% ROI
Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this MLB season, the Cardinals have gone 59-60 against the Run Line (-4.5 Units / -2.96% ROI).
- 53-66 when betting on the Moneyline for -29.1 Units / -18.76% ROI
- 57-56 when betting on the total runs Over for -4.25 Units / -3.24% ROI
- 56-57 when betting on the total runs Under for -6.2 Units / -4.74% ROI
Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Michael Wacha has an average spin rate of 1993.4 RPM on fastballs this season — 10th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 46 total IP; League Avg: 2243.3 — sixth Percentile.
Michael Wacha’s highest spin rate on changeups against LHB since last season is 1833.0 RPM — 6th fewest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 111 total IP; League Avg: 2375.8
Michael Wacha’s highest spin rate on fastballs since last season is 2377.0 RPM — 5th fewest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 111 total IP; League Avg: 2835.6
Michael Wacha has allowed an average Exit Velocity of just 84.9 MPH on non-fastballs since last season (196 balls in play) — tied for 14th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 111 total IP; League Avg: 87.1
Cardinals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Dakota Hudson has a strikeout rate of just 16% (22 SO in 137 PAs) this season — tied for 8th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 25% — fourth Percentile.
Dakota Hudson has struck out just 15% (13/86) of right-handed batters he faced this season — 4th lowest among in MLB; League Avg: 25% — fourth Percentile.
4 of Dakota Hudson’s 20 breaking pitch strikeouts (20%) have been backdoor this season — tied for 13th highest among among 101 qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 12% — 88th Percentile.
Left-handed hitters have a groundball rate of 59% (22/37) against Dakota Hudson this season — 7th highest among in MLB; League Avg: 45% — 93rd 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 19-65 (.226) after a loss this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .485.
The Athletics are just 22-4 (.846) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .949.
The Athletics are just 21-14 (.600) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .782.
Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Athletics
The Cardinals are just 2-47 (.041) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .145.
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 13-53 (.197) when scoring 4 or fewer runs this season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .272.
The Cardinals are just 2-54 (.036) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .102.
Athletics Hitting Stats & Trends
Athletics hitters have an OBP of just .286 (5,036 PA’s) at home since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .320.
Athletics hitters are slugging just .156 on pitches out of the zone since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .213.
The Athletics are batting just .222 this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .248.
The Athletics are batting just .195 with two outs this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .237.
Cardinals Hitting Stats & Trends
Cardinals hitters have an OBP of .339 (2,472 PA’s) against LHP since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .318.
Cardinals hitters have 351 extra-base hits out of 858 total hits (41%) against LHP since the 2021 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 35%.
Cardinals hitters have an OPS of .789 (2,472 PA’s) against LHP since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .725.
Cardinals hitters have a swing rate of just 41% in lefty-lefty matchups since the 2021 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 47%.
Athletics Pitching Stats & Trends
Athletics pitchers have walked 513 of 4,720 batters (11%) this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 9%.
Athletics pitchers have an ERA of 6.66 (499.2 IP) on the road this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.46.
Athletics pitchers have allowed a run 41% of the time after an opposing score since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 30%.
The Athletics have allowed 6.43 runs per game (386/60) on the road this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.59.
Cardinals Pitching Stats & Trends
Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.
Opponents have a groundball rate of 47% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Opponents have a groundball rate of 45% against Cardinals pitchers this season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Cardinals pitchers have walked 65 of 1,052 batters (6%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Cardinals vs. Athletics Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets
- Ryan Helsley (Cardinals): Forearm, D60
- Nolan Gorman (Cardinals): Back, Day-to-Day
- Patrick Naughton (Cardinals): Forearm, D60
- Brendan Donovan (Cardinals): Elbow, D10
- Willson Contreras (Cardinals): Hip, Day-to-Day
- Jacob Woodford (Cardinals): Shoulder, D15
- Steven Matz (Cardinals): Lat, 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
- Frederic Tarnok (Athletics): Calf, D15
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