Astros vs. Cardinals Odds & Betting Predictions - March 21, 2024

Astros at Cardinals

5:05 pm • ESPN+

Houston Astros

0-2

9 - 1

St. Louis Cardinals

0-0

pitcher		team	era	w-l
Z.Thompson			2.81	1-2
J.France			3.18	1-0

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Astros 0-2	-1.5	-1.5+132	o9.5-115	-122
Cardinals 0-0	u9	+1.5-157	u9.5-105	+101

Thursday 5:05 p.m.

March 21, 2024

Roger Dean StadiumJupiter

The Astros were 27-18 (.600) after a road win in the 2023 season -- tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .496.

Yordan Alvarez hit 6 home runs on changeups last season -- T-2nd-most in MLB-- 99th Percentile. Tommy Kahnle threw his changeup 76% of the time last season -- highest among qualified RPs-- 100th Percentile.

Right-handed hitters had a chase rate of just 21% (107/501) against J.P. France in the 2023 season -- 2nd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 30% -- first Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Cardinals are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cardinals are 38-43 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Cardinals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 37 of Cardinals' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	80-82	42-39	38-43	28-49	51-33
Astros	81-80	40-41	41-39	56-60	23-19

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cardinals	74-83-5	37-42-2	37-41-3	39-38	34-45-5
Astros	65-91-5	37-41-3	28-50-2	45-66-5	18-24

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	83-79	44-37	39-42	39-38	43-41
Astros	88-73	46-35	42-38	66-50	20-22

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Mar 20th	@WSH	W 13-4	+1.5 W	O 8	STL +110
Mar 19th	@NYM	L 1-3	-	-	-
Mar 19th	MIA	W 11-10	-	-	-
Mar 17th	HOU	W 10-6	-1.5 W	O 11	STL -130
Mar 16th	@WSH	W 8-5	-1.5 W	O 8.5	STL -115

Lance McCullers
P
McCullers is out with arm
Out
Cristian Javier
P
Javier is out with elbow
Out
Luis Garcia
P
Garcia is out with elbow
Out

Sonny Gray
P
Gray is out with arm
Out
Willson Contreras
C
Contreras is out with finger
Out
Drew Rom
P
Rom is out with biceps
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RJ.France, P	66	3.1	5	1
LB.Sousa, P	12	0.2	0	0
RR.Montero, P	25	1	2	0
RR.Blanco, P	64	4	5	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1J.Altuve, 2B	1-2	1	0
1M.Dubon, PH	0-1	1	0
1M.Dubon, 2B	0-1	1	0
2Y.Alvarez, DH	2-4	0	2
2S.Whitcomb, PR	0-1	1	0
2S.Whitcomb, DH	0-1	1	0
3K.Tucker, RF	1-3	1	1
3J.Loperfido, RF	1-1	0	2
4A.Bregman, 3B	2-4	0	0
4J.Singleton, 1B	0-2	0	0
5J.Abreu, 1B	1-4	0	1
5C.Julks, LF	0-0	0	0
6C.McCormick, LF	1-3	1	0
6P.Leon, PR	0-1	0	0
6P.Leon, CF	0-1	0	0
7Y.Diaz, C	0-3	1	0
7C.Salazar, C	0-0	1	0
8J.Meyers, CF	0-4	0	0
8W.Wagner, 3B	0-0	0	0
9J.Pena, SS	3-5	2	1

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LZ.Thompson, P	73	4	2	2
RA.Pallante, P	13	1	1	0
RJ. James, P	24	0.1	1	5
RM. Svanson, P	15	0.2	1	0
LA. Cornwell, P	50	2	3	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1B.Donovan, LF	1-2	0	0
1A.Rivas, LF	0-0	0	0
2P.Goldschmidt, 1B	0-4	0	0
2L.Baker, 1B	0-0	0	0
3N.Gorman, 2B	0-3	0	0
3D. Harris, 2B	0-1	0	0
4N.Arenado, 3B	0-1	1	0
4M. Lloyd, 3B	0-1	0	0
5A.Burleson, DH	0-2	0	0
5J. Young, PH	0-2	0	0
5J. Young, DH	0-2	0	0
6I.Herrera, C	1-3	0	1
6P.Pages, C	0-1	0	0
7J.Walker, RF	1-3	0	0
7W. Cho, PH	0-1	0	0
8D.Carlson, CF	0-2	0	0
8M.Siani, CF	1-2	0	0
9M.Winn, SS	0-2	0	0
9B. Moore, SS	0-0	0	0