Cardinals vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 12

Updated Aug. 12, 2023 7:00 p.m. ET

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Cole Ragans will take the mound for the Kansas City Royals aiming to take down Lars Nootbaar and the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. The favored Cardinals have -145 moneyline odds against the underdog Royals, who are listed at +123. St. Louis is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +109 odds). The matchup's total has been listed at 9.5 runs.

The scheduled starters are Steven Matz (3-7) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Ragans (3-3) for the Kansas City Royals.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Cardinals-Royals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Cardinals vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Cardinals	-145	+123	9.5	-104	-115	-1.5	+109	-130

Cardinals vs. Royals Prediction

Score Prediction: Cardinals 5, Royals 4
Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Cardinals 50%, Royals 50%

Cardinals vs. Royals Betting Insights

The Cardinals have been favorites in 62 games this season and won 27 (43.5%) of those contests.
St. Louis has a record of 14-19, a 42.4% win rate, when favored by -145 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The implied probability of a win from the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 59.2%.
The Royals have come away with 34 wins in the 103 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Kansas City has come away with a win 29 times in 84 chances when named as an underdog of at least +123 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 44.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

The Cardinals have a 1-3 record across the four games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 outings, the Cardinals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Cardinals' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	4.3
HR	17
ERA	4.50
K/9	8.1

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Cardinals Player Insights

The Cardinals' best power option comes in the form of Nolan Arenado and his 24-home-run 81-RBI season, both team highs.
Including all MLB hitters, Arenado ranks 25th in batting average, 74th in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging.
Arenado carries a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .286 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
Paul Goldschmidt has 23 doubles, 18 home runs and 60 walks while hitting .272.
Goldschmidt ranks 48th in homers in baseball, and 54th in RBI.
Nootbaar leads the Cardinals with a .286 batting average.
Nootbaar has at least one base hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .450 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
Nolan Gorman's 24 home runs are a team-high mark.

Cardinals Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Lars Nootbaar	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+225)
Paul Goldschmidt	1.5 (+190)	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+165)
Willson Contreras	1.5 (+200)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+360)	0.5 (+130)
Tyler O'Neill	0.5 (-238)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+380)	0.5 (+150)
Tommy Edman	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+175)

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

The Royals have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and have gone 4-5 in those contests.
The Royals and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times in their last 10 games with a total.
The Royals have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	5.6
HR	17
ERA	4.75
K/9	6.5

Royals Player Insights

Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (21), runs batted in (71) and has put up a team-high batting average of .270.
In all of the big leagues, Witt Jr. ranks 27th in home runs and 22nd in RBI.
Witt Jr. carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .300 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
Salvador Perez is batting .251 with 19 doubles, 18 home runs and 16 walks.
Perez is 48th in home runs and 98th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
Maikel Garcia is hitting .286 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 24 walks.
MJ Melendez is batting .223 with 22 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 42 walks.

Royals Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
MJ Melendez	0.5 (-208)	1.5 (+155)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+220)
Bobby Witt Jr.	1.5 (+175)	1.5 (-105)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+155)
Salvador Pérez	0.5 (-244)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+370)	0.5 (+135)
Edward Olivares	0.5 (-208)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+215)
Nelson Velazquez	0.5 (-204)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+195)

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