Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/24/2022

Paul Goldschmidt carries a 15-game hitting streak for the St. Louis Cardinals (24-18) into Tuesday’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (22-20). Santiago Espinal, (16-game hitting streak) and the Blue Jays are -150 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 7:45 PM ET live from Busch Stadium. Toronto’s Kevin Gausman and St. Louis’ Jordan Hicks have been named the starters for this contest.

Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Blue Jays vs. Cardinals

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (+130) and Over (7.5)

Blue Jays vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Toronto Blue Jays probable starting pitcher: Kevin Gausman
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Jordan Hicks
• Game Day: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
• Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Starter Kevin Gausman

• Gausman (3-3) gets the starting nod for the Blue Jays in his ninth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.52 ERA in 50 innings pitched, with 57 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Wednesday, the right-hander went five innings against the Seattle Mariners, allowing two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• The 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.52, with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents have a .255 batting average against him.
• Gausman has collected five quality starts this season.
• Gausman is aiming for his ninth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.1 frames per appearance on the hill.
• He will match up with a Cardinals offense that ranks second in MLB with 369 total hits (on a .257 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .403 (eighth in MLB) with 41 total home runs (14th in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 31-year-old’s 2.52 ERA ranks 15th, 1.040 WHIP ranks 19th, and 10.3 K/9 ranks 10th.

Cardinals Starter Jordan Hicks

• The Cardinals will hand the ball to Hicks (1-3) for his seventh start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs in four innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the New York Mets.
• The 25-year-old has pitched to a 4.21 ERA this season with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 5.3 walks per nine across eight games.
• In six starts this season, Hicks has not yet earned a quality start.
• Hicks has started six games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings one time. He averages 3.1 innings per appearance.
• The Blue Jays have scored 150 runs this season, which ranks 25th in MLB. They are batting .230 for the campaign with 42 home runs, 11th in the league.

Blue Jays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 31 times this season and won 18, or 58.1%, of those games.
• Toronto is 10-6 this season when entering a game favored by -150 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 60% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
• Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 16 of their 42 opportunities.
• The Blue Jays are 17-25-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 11 wins in the 21 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• St. Louis has a mark of 1-3 in contests where bookmakers favor them by +130 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 43.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• St. Louis and their opponents have gone over in 21 of their 43 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Cardinals have posted a record of 24-18-0 against the spread this season.

Blue Jays Leaders & Batting Stats

• George Springer is the Blue Jays best power option, crushing eight long balls this season in addition to accumulating 24 RBI, both team highs.
• Including all MLB batters, Springer is 48th in batting average, 55th in on-base percentage, and 22nd in slugging.
• Springer has collected a hit in seven straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .206 with a triple, a home run, four walks and seven RBI.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .257 with four doubles, seven home runs and 19 walks.
• Guerrero is 32nd in home runs in baseball, and 49th in RBI.
• Espinal has put up a team-high batting average of .292.
• Espinal is on a 16-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last 10 games he is hitting .361 with a double, a walk and two RBI.
• Bo Bichette is hitting .236 with eight doubles, six home runs and nine walks.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Goldschmidt paces the Cardinals with 33 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .338.
• Among all batters in the majors, Goldschmidt’s home run total is 32nd and his RBI tally is fifth.
• Goldschmidt carries a 15-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .455 with eight doubles, five home runs, a walk and 19 RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has put his power on display as he leads his team with nine home runs.
• Among all MLB batters, Arenado ranks 14th in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Tommy Edman is batting .279 with six doubles, three triples, four home runs and 19 walks.
• Harrison Bader has four doubles, four home runs and nine walks while batting .246.

Betting Tips for Blue Jays vs. Cardinals

We have the Cardinals on the moneyline at +130 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.