Cardinals vs Blue Jays Prediction & MLB Odds For Friday, September 13th

Toronto comes into this interleague matchup with the Cardinals as the heavy favorite on the money line, with their odds sitting at -132 compared to the Cardinals at +111. The over/under line is currently at 8 runs, and the game will be televised on SNET.

First pitch from the Rogers Centre is set for 7:07 PM ET, and Kevin Gausman will be starting for the Blue Jays. The Cardinals are starting Erick Fedde, and they will be looking to extend their two-game winning streak. St. Louis is 3rd in the NL Central, while the Blue Jays are 5th in the AL East.

Betting Odds & Lines for this Game

• Spread: Cardinals 1.5 (-196) | Blue Jays -1.5 (+156)
• Total: 8
• MoneyLine: Cardinals +111 | Blue Jays -132

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Cardinals vs. Blue Jays Prediction: Moneyline

The Cardinals’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Reds, closing out their series with a 6-1 win. After allowing one run to the Reds in the top of the first, the Cardinals responded with a run of their own and added another three runs in the 3rd inning. St. Louis went on to close out the Reds with another 2 runs in the 7th.

Sonny Gray put together a good start for the Cardinals, going six innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. He also issued only two walks and struck out nine Reds batters. Masyn Winn was hot at the plate, going 2/5 with a homer and scoring two runs. The Cardinals’s other big hitter was Brendan Donovan, who went 1/1 with a homer and two RBIs.

St. Louis is 74-72 overall as they open their series on the road vs. the Blue Jays. The Cardinals are 3rd in the NL Central, trailing the Brewers by 10 games. So far, they are 23-25 in divisional games. The Cardinals have won two straight games, and they took the final two games of their series with the Reds.

At home, the Cardinals are 39-35 this season, and they are just above .500 at 35-37 on the road. As the underdog, the Cardinals are 39-37 this season and an even 35-35 as the favorite. St. Louis’ overall series record is 24-19-5 and they have won three straight series on the road.

The Blue Jays will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Mets with a 6-2 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Mets scored six runs in the top of the 9th. Toronto was the +115 underdog at home going into the game.

Bowden Francis was excellent for the Blue Jays, going eight innings and giving up just one earned run while striking out nine. However, the Blue Jays couldnjson’t close things out, and Chad Green took the loss out of the bullpen. The Blue Jays also wasted a big game from Ernie Clement, who went 2/4 with a run scored.

Toronto is 5th in the AL East, trailing the Rays by three games for 4th place in the division. Currently, they are 16 games out of the AL East lead, which is held by the Yankees. The Blue Jays are 69-78 overall and have gone just 20-26 in AL East matchups this year.

As the Blue Jays take on the Cardinals today, they are looking to bounce back after going 3-7 over their last 10 games. At home, they are 35-37 compared to 34-41 on the road. So far, they have been the favorite in 69 of their games, going 41-28 in those matchups. As for their games as the underdog, they are 28-50 this year. The Blue Jays’ overall series record is 16-25-6, and they have dropped four straight series.

Cardinals vs. Blue Jays Prediction: Over/Under

St. Louis is on the road in Toronto today, and the over/under line is set at 8 runs. The Cardinals have played in games with an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 69-73. When the line is set at 8 runs, they are 10-14-1. Overall, 56.2% of their games have had higher lines than 8 runs, and their current under streak is at 3 games.

St. Louis comes into the game with the 24th ranked scoring offense in the league, averaging just 4.1 runs per game. They have been a little better at home, averaging 4.2 runs per game. As a team, they are batting .247, which is 10th in the league, and are also near the top of the league in terms of batting average on balls in play. So far, they have been a below-average home run hitting team.

Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson are tied for the team lead with 21 homers apiece, with Goldschmidt batting .246 and Burleson hitting .270. Goldschmidt has gone 9/31 in his last eight games, while Brendan Donovan has gone 7/20 in his last six games and is on a three-game hitting streak. For the season, Donovan is batting .272 and has 63 RBIs, which is the 3rd most in the league.

The Toronto Blue Jays are home today against the St. Louis Cardinals, and the over/under line is set at 8 runs. The combined run average in Blue Jays games this season is 8.8 runs per game, and their over/under record is 76-67. When the over/under line is set at 8 runs, their record is 23-14-2. Overall, 71 of their games have had over/under lines set above 8 runs, accounting for 48.3% of their games.

For the season, the Blue Jays are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 20th in the league. As a team, they are batting .242, which is 13th in the MLB, and they have done a good job of avoiding strikeouts, as their average of 7 per game is the 6th best mark in the league. Toronto’s offense has been led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is batting .321 with 28 homers and 94 RBIs. George Springer is 2nd on the team with 19 homers but is batting just .221 for the season.

Over his last seven games, Spencer Horwitz is hitting .526 with three homers and six RBIs. As a team, the Blue Jays will be looking to get their home run numbers up, as they are just 21st in the league in that category. Toronto has three players on a current hitting streak, with Alejandro Kirk’s streak of eight games being the longest.

Cardinals vs. Blue Jays Prediction: Spread

When it comes to betting the run line on the St. Louis Cardinals, it’s been a mixed bag. They are 72-74 overall, but they are 36-38 at home and 36-36 on the road. They’ve covered the run line in two straight road games, but overall, they are 23-47 when favored and 49-27 when they are the underdog. Their average run differential overall is -0.4 runs per game, but it’s slightly worse on the road at -0.6.

St. Louis is sending right-hander Erick Fedde to the mound today vs. the Blue Jays. He has made 28 starts this year and has a record of 8-9 with a 3.39 ERA. Fedde’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.17. Looking back at his last outing, Fedde took the loss vs. the Mariners, going 4 2/3 innings and giving up one earned run. He has lost each of his last three starts. Opponents are batting .226 vs. Fedde this season, and he has made 11 quality starts. Per nine innings, Fedde is averaging 7.79 strikeouts and 2.77 walks.

When it comes to run line betting, the Blue Jays have been a much better team to back on the road this season. They are 48-27 against the run line away from home, compared to just 27-45 at Rogers Centre. They have an average run margin of -0.4 runs per game, but they have been outscored by an average of -0.7 runs per game in Toronto. They have been a better bet against the run line as an underdog, going 44-34, compared to just 31-38 as the favorite.

Kevin Gausman will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Braves, as he gets the start for the Blue Jays today. Against the Braves, he took the loss, giving up three earned runs in six innings of work. Looking back over his last four outings, Gausman has given up at least two home runs in three of those starts. This season, he has a record of 12-11 and an ERA of 4.09. Gausman’s ERA at home is 6.58 compared to 4.59 on the road. So far, he has made 28 starts, two of which were complete games.

Cardinals vs. Blue Jays Pick: Blue Jays ML -132

Our prediction for today’s Cardinals vs. Blue Jays matchup is to take the Blue Jays on the money line at -132. We have the Blue Jays winning this one by a final score of 5-4.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Kevin Gausman finishing with five strikeouts, and he ranks 16th among starters in terms of strikeout projections. As for Erick Fedde, we have him finishing with five K’s, which has him as the sixth lowest among today’s starters.