Cardinals Vs Reds: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 23, 2022

Paul Goldschmidt brings a two-game home run streak into the St. Louis Cardinals’ (50-45) matchup with the Cincinnati Reds (35-57) whose Jonathan India has also hit home runs in two consecutive games. It starts at 6:40 PM ET on Saturday at Great American Ball Park. St. Louis’ (-163 to win) Steven Matz gets the start against Cincinnati’s (+138) Mike Minor.

The betting insights in the article below reflect odds as of July 23, 2022 at 5:27 PM ET.

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Cardinals vs Reds Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Probable Starter Steven Matz

• Matz (3-3 with a 6.03 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Cardinals, his 10th of the season.
• The left-hander last appeared on Sunday, May 22 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw zero scoreless innings without surrendering a hit.
• The 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 6.03, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .284 batting average against him.
• Matz is looking to pick up his third quality start of the year.
• He meets a Reds offense that ranks 19th in the league with 399 runs while batting .240 as a squad. It has a collective .380 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB action) and has hit a total of 87 home runs (21st in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 23, 2022 at 5:27 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Reds Stats vs Matz

Reds Probable Starter Mike Minor

• The Reds will hand the ball to Minor (1-6) for his ninth start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, July 13, when he threw 4 2/3 innings against the New York Yankees, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits.
• The 34-year-old has an ERA of 6.21 and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .273 in eight games this season.
• He has started eight games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
• The Cardinals rank eighth in MLB with a .251 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 11th in the league (.403) and 100 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 23, 2022 at 5:27 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cardinals Stats vs Minor

Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Cardinals have won 30 of the 47 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (63.8%).
• St. Louis has a 13-8 record (winning 61.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -163 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cardinals a 62% chance to win.
• St. Louis has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 45 times this season for a 45-46-4 record against the over/under.
• The Cardinals have covered 52.6% of their games this season, going 50-45-0 ATS.

Reds Betting Trends

• The Reds have won 28, or 38.4%, of the 73 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Cincinnati has a record of 13-29 in games where oddsmakers have them as underogs of at least +138 on the moneyline.
• The Reds have a 42% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Cincinnati’s games have gone over the total in 51 of their 92 chances.
• The Reds are 43-49-0 against the spread in their 92 chances this season.

Cardinals Players to Watch

• Goldschmidt has an on-base percentage of .414, a slugging percentage of .596, and has 114 hits, all club-highs for the Cardinals. He’s hitting .331 with 28 doubles, 21 home runs and 47 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB play, Goldschmidt ranks second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging.
• Goldschmidt has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 22 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 33 walks while batting .295.
• Among qualifying batters, Arenado’s batting average ranks 25th, his on-base percentage ranks 31st, and he is 12th in the league in slugging.
• Tommy Edman has 16 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 32 walks while batting .259.
• Edman enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .304 with three doubles, two walks and an RBI.
• Dylan Carlson has 20 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 25 walks while hitting .260.
• Carlson has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with three doubles, a triple, four walks and two RBI.

Cardinals Batting Stats (2022)

Reds Players to Watch

• Brandon Drury has 86 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .521, both of which rank first among Cincinnati hitters this season.
• Of all the qualified hitters in MLB, Drury is 44th in batting average, 72nd in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging percentage.
• Tommy Pham is batting .239 with a .386 slugging percentage and 36 RBI this year.
• Among all qualified hitters, Pham ranks 110th in batting average, 81st in on-base percentage and 115th in slugging percentage.
• Kyle Farmer has 73 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .341.
• Joey Votto has seven home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .217 this season.

Reds Batting Stats (2022)

Cardinals vs Reds Player Props

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