The Cleveland Indians will be taking on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. SportsTime Ohio will be airing this interleague showdown and the action gets going at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Indians at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Cleveland (-170) is the favorite over St. Louis (+160) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this night game at 7.5 runs (-110 for the under and -110 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds sitting at -120 for the Indians -1.5 runs and +100 for the Cardinals +1.5.
The Cardinals are 41-36 straight up (SU) and 37-39 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 6.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.0 units (ATS). The Indians are 43-34 SU and have gone 37-39 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 5.3 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 5.5 units ATS.
Cardinals games have a 31-41-4 over/under record so far in 2018. Cleveland has been a decent over bet with a total record of 40-34-2.
Right-hander Corey Kluber is projected to start for the visiting Indians. Kluber (11-3, 2.10 ERA) has recorded 113 strikeouts in 111.2 innings so far. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Cardinals will put the ball in the right hand of Carlos Martinez (3-4, 3.24 ERA), who has 65 strikeouts and 42 walks this season as well as a 1.46 WHIP. Martinez did not record a start against the Indians in 2017.
St. Louis’ pitchers have given up 4.1 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.32, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.1. The bullpen has a 4.16 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.8 K/9.
St. Louis’ offense is putting up 4.3 runs per contest, including 4.2 per game over its last 10 games and 3.8 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .217/.315/.360 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ batters have been led by left fielder Marcell Ozuna and first baseman Jose Martinez. Ozuna is hitting .287/.334/.429 with 10 home runs, 44 RBIs and 31 runs scored, while Martinez’s line sits at .299/.371/.489 with 11 homers, 47 RBIs and 33 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, Cleveland’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 3.30 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 9.23 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.23, along with a K/9 of 8.84.
Indians hitters have slashed .255/.328/.439 on their way to 5.0 runs scored per game in 2018, including 6.0 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Shortstop Francisco Lindor and third baseman Jose Ramirez continue to lead Cleveland’s hitters. Lindor is hitting .292/.368/.549 with 19 home runs, 44 RBIs, 63 runs and 10 steals. Ramirez is hitting .296/.403/.613 with 23 homers, 52 RBIs, 55 runs and 12 steals.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – OVER
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Cleveland has recorded 19 extra-base hits over its last five contests. St. Louis has 15 XBH over its last five.
Cleveland has posted 24.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 27.2 over its last five.
Both teams have hit 14 home runs over their last 10 games.
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