Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/27/24, 11:51 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 6/28/24 at 12:11 AM in MLB Picks

The Cardinals had come out as favorites for Game 1 with final odds of -145, but were beaten by the Reds in a game that ended 11-4. Both the Cardinals and Reds stand out this year for being unpredictable teams, they win too much as underdogs and lose too much when they are favorites. The bats that should do it appeared for the Reds, De La Cruz had a 3-hit game and stole his 38th base, being the undisputed leader in that category. Steer hit his 10th HR. Reds will be without catcher Stephenson for Friday's game and he will be replaced by Maile.

The Cardinals' recent good streak has them in the Playoffs, but chased by many teams in an unpredictable National League. The good news is that Arenado hit a HR in the loss, his first since June 5. The Cardinals pitching has its best ERA in the month of June with 3.45 and they already have the highest number of saves in a month for the team with 11. For the Reds, the number of HRs remained the same in June, but they increased the collective AVG by hitting a solid 253 this month.