St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies – MLB Baseball Prediction, Pick, Odds, & Analysis
MLB 2021 Record
Sides: 10-5 = +5.69 Units
Totals: 6-9 = -3.56 Units
Combined: 16-14 = +2.13 Units
GAME: #955 Cardinals @ #956 Phillies
DATE: 4/17/2021 – 7:10p EST
ODDS: Cardinals +101 / Phillies -111
O/U: 9 -101 / -119
The Philadelphia Phillies (7-6) host the St. Louis Cardinals (6-7) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday at 4:05 pm EST. The Phillies dominated the Cardinals in yesterday’s game by a score of 9-2. Today the Cardinals have lefty Kim (0-0, 0.00 ERA) making his first appearances of 2021 and the Phillies have lefty Moore (0-0, 7.56 ERA) making his third appearance.
WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)
BATTER VS PITCHER(dailybaseballdata.com)
STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)
TRENDS (covers.com)
CARDINALS
- Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Cardinals are 0-7 in their last 7 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
PHILLIES
- Over is 6-0 in Phillies last 6 games as an underdog.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Cardinals are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
- Cardinals are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Philadelphia.
CARDINALS VS PHILLIES PREDICTION
This game is going to come down to what team has better starting pitching today. Kim is making his first outing after an up and down season in 2020 but overall finished 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. Kim is a lefty and the Phillies have been struggling against lefties this season hitting only .203 as a team. The Phillies Matt Moore is a lefty that was banged around in his first 2 appearances and has an ERA of 7.56 to start the season. The Cardinals however hit lefties better than righties so far this season at a .264 giving the Cardinal’s offense an advantage. With St. Louis having the advantage on both ends there is value in taking the Cards despite their below-average play to begin the season.
The Bookie: Cardinals +101 / Over 9 -101 (Listed Pitchers)
Fade the Public: Cardinals / Under
Sharp Action: Phillies / Under
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