St. Louis has won two of the last three on this road trip, including two straight at Tampa Bay, 6-4 and 5-2, as underdogs. Steven Matz (3.91 ERA) has been throwing well with the team winning five of his last six starts. The Cardinals are also 46-25 UNDER the total after playing four or more straight road contests. While St. Louis is 12th in the big leagues in runs scored and fifth in on-base percentage, Kansas City's offense is 28th in runs scored, 29th in on-base percentage, and 23rd in slugging. Kansas City has lost five of seven and has the second-worst record in the majors. They're 22-36 at home with only Oakland having a worse home mark. The pitching is 28th in ERA (5.18), 25th in WHIP, and 29th in the bullpen (5.48 ERA). The Royals are 21-52 in night games and 15-43 after having lost two of three, plus 33-21 UNDER the total versus losing teams. Play St. Louis as a Max Play + UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on August 12, 2023 at 10:06AM ET.
St. Louis at Kansas City
August 12, 2023
2 units on St. Louis -137 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 3.46)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 9.5 -106 (risk 1 to return 1.94)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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