The Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Monday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals prediction.
Philadelphia Phillies Team Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies come into this one looking to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to Washington in Sunday’s series finale. J.T. Realmuto leads the Phillies with 9 hits including a .300 batting average along with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs while Bryce Harper has a team-high 3 home runs, 7 RBIs and 9 hits of his own with a pair of doubles as well. Kyle Schwarber also has 9 hits while Trea Turner has 8 hits with a pair of doubles but also leads Philadelphia with 12 strikeouts so far this season. Spencer Turnbull is expected to get the start for the Phillies in this one and is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 7 strikeouts so far this season.
Philadelphia Phillies Team Facts
- The Phillies have won 13 of their last 14 games against the Cardinals following a loss.
- The Phillies have covered the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs against NL Central opponents following a road loss.
- The Phillies have led after 5 innings in each of their last five night games against the Cardinals.
- The Phillies have led after 7 innings in each of their last five night games against the Cardinals.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Phillies’ last four games.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this game looking to bounce back from a 10-3 loss to the Miami Marlins in Monday’s series finale. Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 11 hits along with a pair of doubles while Brendan Donovan has 10 hits with a team-high 4 doubles and a .312 batting average. Nolan Gorman has a pair of home runs and a team-high 7 RBIs, but also leads the Cardinals with 17 strikeouts up to this point in the season. Miles Mikolas will be getting the start for the Cardinals here and is 1-1 with a 6.10 ERA and 9 strikeouts so far this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last five Monday night games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last five night games against NL East opponents.
- The Cardinals have lost the first inning in each of their last four Monday games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six night games at Busch Stadium against NL East opponents.
Phillies vs. Cardinals Prediction
I’m on the over here. I just can’t trust either starter as Turnbull is still the guy that I recall posting a 3-17 record a few years ago with the Tigers, and Mikolas is normally a pitcher to expect an ERA around the high-fours to low-fives. I think this one ends up being slightly higher scoring, so give me the over here.