The St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) host the Los Angeles Angels (1-1) on Monday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:45 p.m. ET from Busch Stadium. The favored Cardinals (-133) head into the matchup after a series win over the Twins, and the underdog Angels (+113) are coming off of a series split with the White Sox. Miles Mikolas starts for St. Louis while Los Angeles will counter with Tyler Anderson.

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Cardinals vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-133)
• Underdog: Angels (+113)
• Over/under: 8

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals were the moneyline favorite 77 total times last season. They went 40-37 in those games.
• St. Louis had a record of 21-21 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -133 or shorter last year (50%).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 57.1% in this matchup.
• St. Louis combined with its opponents to go over the total 74 times last season for a 74-82-5 record against the over/under.
• The Cardinals collected an 83-77-0 record against the spread last season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan racked up 163 hits with a batting average of .278 last season.
• Alec Burleson hit 21 home runs with 78 RBI last year.
• Masyn Winn hit .267 a season ago with 32 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 41 walks.
• Nolan Arenado hit .272 with 23 doubles, 16 home runs and 44 walks.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals pitching staff ranked 25th in MLB last season with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis had the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.05).
• Last season the Cardinals had the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.261).
• The Cardinals gave up the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (174 total, 1.1 per game).

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels were underdogs 130 times last season and won 54, or 41.5%, of those games.
• Los Angeles had a record of 43-58, a 42.6% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +113 or more by bookmakers last season.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.9% chance of a victory for the Angels.
• Los Angeles and its opponents hit the over in 74 of its 161 games with a total last season.
• The Angels were 79-81-0 against the spread in their 160 chances last season.

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward slugged 25 homers last season while driving in 75 runs.
• Jorge Soler collected 119 hits, posted an OBP of .338 and a .442 SLG.
• Nolan Schanuel hit .250 last season with 13 home runs and 54 RBI.
• Jo Adell hit .207 with an OBP of .280 and a slugging percentage of .402.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels had a 7.9 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 28th in baseball.
• Los Angeles had the 26th-ranked ERA (4.57) in the majors last season.
• The Angels had a combined 1.349 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
• The Angels allowed the third-most home runs last season with 202, or 1.2 per game.