Bet the Runline: Oakland A’s vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Oakland Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Date: Monday, August 14th, 7:45 ET
Location: Busch Stadium
TV: MLBN
Money Line: Athletics +169/Cardinals -203
Total Line: 8.5

Betting Preview

Here’s our betting preview for the upcoming MLB clash between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Athletics on Monday, August 14th at Busch Stadium. We provide you with a comprehensive analysis, odds, and predictions to help with your handicapping decision or tail our expert based on the projected lineups and listed starting pitchers.

Betting Odds

Athletics vs. Cardinals Projected Lineup

	Batting Order	Position
Esteury Ruiz	1	CF
JJ Bleday	2	LF
Zack Gelof	3	2B
Seth Brown	4	1B
Tyler Soderstrom	5	DH
Jordan Diaz	6	3B
Cody Thomas	7	RF
Shea Langeliers	8	C
Nick Allen	9	SS
JP Sears	–	SP




	Batting Order	Position
Tommy Edman	1	SS
Paul Goldschmidt	2	1B
Nolan Arenado	3	3B
Willson Contreras	4	DH
Nolan Gorman	5	2B
Jordan Walker	6	RF
Tyler O’Neill	7	LF
Andrew Knizner	8	C
Lars Nootbaar	9	CF
Miles Mikolas	–	SP




Straight Up/Over-Under/ Runline Record

Oakland Athletics: 33-85 SU / OU 62-51 / Runline 57-61
St. Louis Cardinals: 52-66 SU / OU 58-56 / Runline 58-60

If the Athletics are going to climb out of last place in the AL West, they will need to turn things around with a win over the Cardinals. Heading into the game, the Athletics have lost three straight games and stand with an overall record of 33-85. On the road, the Athletics are 15-44 and 18-41 at home. The team’s overall series record is 9-27-1.

• The Athletics have covered the runline in two straight games and have a season-long run margin of -2.4.
• The Athletics have been favored in 0.8% of their games and have runline records of 30-29 and 27-32 at home and on the road, respectively
• The over has hit in 55% of the Athletics’ 118 games at 62-51.

So far this season, the Cardinals have an overall record of 52-66, putting them 5th in the NL Central. Currently, they are 12.5 games out in the division. Across their last ten games, they are an even 5-5. On the road, they have gone 27-33 and 25-33 at home. The team’s series record is 14-19-4.

• The Cardinals have two straight losses vs. the runline and have a season-long run margin of -0.2.
• The Cardinals have been favored in 55.9% of their games and have runline records of 25-33 and 33-27 at home and on the road, respectively
• The over has hit in 51% of the Cardinals’ 118 games at 58-56.

Pitching Matchup

 

Across 23 appearances, JP Sears has a slugging percentage allowed of .439 and enters with a WHIP of 1.12. His overall record is 2-9 on an ERA of 4.22. For the season, he has a total of 117 K’s, and is averaging 8.38 strikeouts per nine innings. Sears’ record on the road is 2-5 and 0-4 at home. This includes an ERA of 4.03 (road) and 5.13 (home), respectively.

In JP Sears’ last outing, the Athletics lost by a score of 6-1 to the Rangers. In the game, he allowed four runs on nine hits over four innings.

 

Miles Mikolas has gone at least six innings in two straight games and has a record of 6-8. Through 25 appearances, his ERA is 4.20 along with a WHIP of 1.28. So far, he has K/BB ratio of 99/26 and slugging percentage allowed of .410. This year, opponents have put together a batting average of .275 vs. him.

The last time Miles Mikolas took the mound, the Cardinals fell to the Rays by a score of 4-2. Individually, Mikolas took the loss while giving up two runs across seven innings of work.

Athletics vs. Cardinals Offense Outlook

The Athletics have played 118 games so far and have an average of 3.6 runs per game, putting them 27th in the league. Oakland has hit 116 home runs, ranking them 22nd in the MLB. Their overall batting average is .222, while hitting .223 on the road and .208 at home.

Oakland Athletics Team Hitting Stats

 

Oakland Athletics Top Hitters: Last Five Games

 

With 118 games under their belt, the Cardinals are ranked 10th in the league at 4.7 runs per game. St. Louis has gone deep 165 times, ranking them 5th in home runs. Their overall batting average is .258, .244 on the road, and .263 at home.

St. Louis Cardinals Team Hitting Stats

 

St. Louis Cardinals Top Hitters: Last Five Games

 

Free MLB Pick

The Oakland A’s offense has been sputtering as of late, scoring two runs or less in four of their last five games. After losing their last three games, five of last six and nine of their last twelve, they had to fly back to St. Louis to take on the Cardinals who are heating up and have won three of their last four contests. The Cards scored no less than five runs in all of those games. A’s starter J.P. Sears is a pitcher that runs hot and cold, but even if he does run hot, the Athletics sputtering offense likely won’t be able to give him the run support necessary. The A’s will face Miles Mikolas, who has shown impeccable command as of late, with only two walks over his last 35.2 innings. The 34-year-old veteran has looked good as of late, going seven innings in each of his last two starts and allowing only two earned runs in both appearances. Bookmakers have the Cardinals has heavy -211 favorites. With Oakland’s recent struggles, I’m comfortable with laying the run line at -1.5 at even money.

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