The Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals meet on Wednesday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Here’s a Cardinals vs Angels Prediction. This article will include a Cardinals vs Angels Pick.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 4-1 on the year and play the Guardians, Rays, and Astros next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting .201 on the season, have a .270 OBP, and a .293 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels’ pitching staff has a 3.26 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Los Angeles Angels with 6 hits and 3 RBI, while Taylor Ward and Kyren Paris have combined for 9 hits and 4 RBI.
Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Kikuchi’s first career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 3-2 on the year and play the Red Sox, Pirates, and Phillies next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .289 on the season, have a .363 OBP, and a .472 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 3.19 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. Lars Nootbaar leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 8 hits and 5 RBI, while Nolan Arenado and Victor Scott II have combined for 14 hits and 9 RBI.
Sonny Gray gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. Gray is 6-5 with a 3.70 ERA and 96 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Angels.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cardinals have won each of their last four day games against American League opponents.
- The Angels have lost four of their last five day games following an extra-innings win.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 16 games following a win.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in four of their last five day games following a home loss.
- The Angels have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record at Busch Stadium.
- The Cardinals have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as road underdogs.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Cardinals’ last six games.
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last six games as home favorites against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Cardinals’ last nine games.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games after playing the previous day following an extra-innings loss.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four day games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Angels have led after 3 innings in five of their last six games at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals vs Angels Prediction
The Angels continue to find ways to win and are cashing some nice tickets. However, I’m still not on the bandwagon, as the Angels have been one of the biggest disappointments in baseball over the last decade. Kikuchi has been a hittable pitcher for much of his career, and he wasn’t great in his season debut against the White Sox. Gray has been great over the last three seasons, and he’s had success against the Angels.
Gray is holding current Angels to a .236 batting average with 41 strikeouts in 127 at-bats. Gray should be able to slow down a hot Angels lineup. I’ll lay the reasonable price with the Cardinals at home on the quick turnaround.