The St. Louis Cardinals (27-22) host the Detroit Tigers (32-17) on Wednesday at Busch Stadium, beginning at 1:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals are favored on the moneyline (-114), while the Tigers are -105 underdogs. The Tigers are spread favorites (1.5) with +158 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Andre Pallante starts for St. Louis, and Brant Hurter is Detroit’s choice to start.

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Cardinals vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-114)
• Underdog: Tigers (-105)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been the moneyline favorite 16 total times this season. They’ve finished 9-7 in those games.
• St. Louis has gone 7-5 (winning 58.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -114 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cardinals’ implied win probability is 53.3%.
• St. Louis has had an over/under set by bookmakers 49 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 26 of those games (26-21-2).
• The Cardinals are 29-20-0 ATS this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Lars Nootbaar has hit a team-high seven home runs.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Nootbaar ranks 63rd in homers and 58th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .330 to pace his team.
• Donovan currently ranks 177th in homers and 85th in RBI in the bigs.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .247 with 10 doubles, five home runs and 17 walks.
• Willson Contreras has totaled 27 runs batted in to pace his team.
• Contreras has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 29th in the majors with a collective 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.71).
• Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.211).
• Cardinals pitchers combine to allow the second-fewest home runs in baseball (37 total, 0.8 per game).
• St. Louis fell to the Tigers 5-4 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• This season, the Tigers have been the underdog 20 times and won 10, or 50%, of those games.
• This season, Detroit has won 10 of its 20 games, or 50%, when it’s the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.2% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 25 of its 49 chances.
• The Tigers are 27-22-0 against the spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Spencer Torkelson leads Detroit in home runs with 12 and runs batted in with 38.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Torkelson’s home run total is eighth, and his RBI total is sixth.
• Riley Greene’s 12 home runs are most among Detroit batters. He’s driven in 34 runs this season while slugging .535.
• Among all major league hitters, Greene is eighth in home runs and 13th in RBI.
• Greene has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .400 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and seven RBIs.
• Gleyber Torres is slashing .283/.365/.435 this season for the Tigers.
• Kerry Carpenter has collected 47 hits this season and has an OBP of .310. He’s slugging .512 on the year.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• Detroit pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.38 ERA this year, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.186 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• With 53 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Detroit defeated the Cardinals, 5-4, with 10 strikeouts and eight hits allowed.