Yankees vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 31

Gleyber Torres and the New York Yankees will take the field against the St. Louis Cardinals and Nolan Arenado on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET, at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are the favorite in this one, at -170, while the underdog Cardinals have +143 odds to play spoiler. New York is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total for the contest is set at 9.5 runs.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Yankees-Cardinals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Yankees vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 1:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Yankees vs. Cardinals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Yankees 6, Cardinals 5
• Total Prediction: Over 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 56%, Cardinals 44%

Yankees vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 104 times and won 59, or 56.7%, of those games.
• New York has entered 44 games this season favored by -170 or more and is 27-17 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 63% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• The Cardinals have been chosen as underdogs in 67 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (49.3%) in those games.
• St. Louis has a mark of 2-8 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +143 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 41.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees have a 6-4 record from the 10 games they were moneyline favorites over their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Yankees and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Yankees have gone 6-4-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge's 51 home runs and 123 RBI both lead the Yankees, in addition to his team-high .331 average.
• Including all MLB hitters, Judge ranks second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Juan Soto is hitting .293 with 26 doubles, four triples, 37 home runs and 109 walks.
• Soto is fourth in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Jazz Chisholm has 17 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 44 walks while batting .256.
• Anthony Volpe is hitting .252 with 27 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs and 37 walks.

Yankees Team Props

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Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

• The Cardinals have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times.
• The Cardinals have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Cardinals Player Insights

• Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 21 home runs and runs batted in, driving in 72.
• In all of the majors, Burleson ranks 37th in home runs and 37th in RBI.
• Burleson brings a hitting streak of six games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .316 with three doubles, six walks and two RBI.
• Arenado is hitting .270 with 19 doubles, 15 home runs and 35 walks.
• Arenado is currently 104th in home runs and 64th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Brendan Donovan has 28 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 38 walks while hitting .263.
• Masyn Winn leads the Cardinals with a team-leading batting average of .285.

Cardinals Team Props

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