Cardinals vs. Reds Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/10/2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (32-26) are -132 favorites to break their three-game losing streak when they face the Cincinnati Reds (20-37), losers of two in a row. The game begins Friday at 8:15 PM ET, live from Busch Stadium. Andre Pallante starts for St. Louis while Luis Castillo is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.

Cardinals vs. Reds Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Cardinals vs. Reds

Our computer pick: Cincinnati Reds (+111) and Over (8)

Cardinals vs. Reds Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Andre Pallante
• Cincinnati Reds probable starting pitcher: Luis Castillo
• Game Day: Friday, June 10, 2022
• Game Time: 8:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Starter Andre Pallante

• Pallante (1-0) makes the start for the Cardinals, his second of the season.
• His last time out was on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when the righty threw four innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
• He has a 1.23 ERA and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .250 against him over his 18 games this season.
• The opposing Reds offense has a collective .236 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 439 total hits and 12th in MLB action with 252 runs scored. It has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.380) and ranks 16th in home runs (56) in all of MLB.
• Head-to-head against the Reds this season, Pallante has thrown 1 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.

Reds Starter Luis Castillo

• The Reds’ Castillo (2-3) will make his seventh start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in 6 1/3 innings pitched against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.55 and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .203 in six games this season.
• He’s going for his third quality start in a row.
• Castillo will look to pitch five or more innings for the sixth start in a row.
• The Cardinals are batting .251 this season, fifth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .391 (16th in the league) with 56 home runs.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Cardinals have been favored 28 times and won 18, or 64.3%, of those games.
• St. Louis is 12-6 this season when entering a game favored by -132 or more on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a 56.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 28 of their 59 chances.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 32-26-0 in 58 games with a spread this season.

Reds Betting Picks & Insights

• The Reds have been victorious in 15, or 35.7%, of the 42 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Cincinnati has come away with a win 10 times in 33 chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Reds have an implied victory probability of 47.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Cincinnati and their opponents have gone over in 30 of their 58 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Reds have posted a record of 26-32-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Paul Goldschmidt’s 12 long balls and 47 RBI both lead the Cardinals, in addition to his team-high .338 average.
• Goldschmidt’s home runs put him 16th in the majors, and he is third in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .273.
• Arenado ranks 28th in homers in MLB, and 10th in RBI.
• Tommy Edman has eight doubles, three triples, five home runs and 24 walks while batting .274.
• Harrison Bader is batting .271 with five doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks.

Reds Leaders & Batting Stats

• Brandon Drury leads the Reds with 11 homers while racking up a team-leading batting average of .266.
• Among all batters in the majors, Drury’s home run total ranks 22nd and his RBI tally is 39th.
• Drury takes a hitting streak of eight games into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .359 with three home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Kyle Farmer has collected 33 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Farmer ranks 115th in homers and 22nd in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Tommy Pham has seven doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks while batting .242.
• Tyler Stephenson is batting .305 with eight doubles, five home runs and 11 walks.

Betting Tips for Cardinals vs. Reds

Our best bet is the Reds on the moneyline at +111 after looking at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8 runs.