Cardinals vs. Astros Odds & Betting Predictions - April 18, 2026

Cardinals at Astros

12:10 am • SCHN

St. Louis Cardinals

29-23

9 - 4

Houston Astros

24-31

pitcher		team	era	w-l
P.Lambert			3.79	3-4
K.Leahy			4.44	5-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals 29-23	+1.5	PK-111	o9-109	+105
Astros 24-31	u8.5	PK-107	u9-117	-125

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April 18, 2026

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K.Leahy u15.5 Outs-135

0.74u

STL +110

1.1u

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HOU -1.5+160

0.75u

Over 8.5-115

0.87u

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P.Lambert o1.5 BB-135

0.34u

Y.Alvarez o2 Hits + Runs + RBIs-115

$1.00

J.Walker o0.5 HR+490

0.25u

J.Walker o0.5 HR+525

0.25u

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P.Lambert o1.5 BB-130

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C.Smith o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-107

1.07u

Y.Alvarez o0.5 HR+350

0.35u

K.Leahy u3.5 Ks+110

0.91u

STL +120

1.2u

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MLB Public Betting

Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
Astros are 13-16 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Astros' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 16 of Astros' 26 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Astros	24-31	11-15	13-16	4-11	20-19
Cardinals	31-21	15-11	16-10	3-3	28-18

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Astros	29-22-4	16-9-1	13-13-3	9-6	19-16-4
Cardinals	23-26-3	13-12-1	10-14-2	2-4	21-22-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Astros	24-31	12-14	12-17	5-10	19-20
Cardinals	29-23	13-13	16-10	3-3	26-20

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 17th	COL	L 2-3	-1.5 L	U 8.5	COL -171
Apr 16th	COL	W 3-1	-1.5 W	U 8.5	HOU -196
Apr 15th	COL	W 7-6	-1.5 L	O 8.5	HOU -180
Apr 13th	@SEA	L 2-6	+1.5 L	U 8	SEA +149
Apr 12th	@SEA	L 1-6	+1.5 L	U 7.5	SEA +162

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LF
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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RK.Leahy, P	83	5	6	3
LJ.Bruihl, P	9	1	0	0
LJ.Romero, P	12	1	0	0
RR.Stanek, P	29	1	3	1
RG.Soriano, P	12	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1J.Wetherholt, 2B	1-3	3	0	0
2I.Herrera, DH	2-4	2	1	3
3A.Burleson, 1B	2-4	1	0	0
4J.Walker, RF	1-4	1	0	1
5N.Gorman, 3B	1-5	1	1	3
6M.Winn, SS	1-5	0	0	2
7N.Church, LF	1-3	0	0	0
8P.Pages, C	1-4	1	0	0
9V.Scott, CF	0-4	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RP.Lambert, P	90	5	8	4
LS.Okert, P	19	1	0	0
RB.Abreu, P	16	1	0	3
RJ.France, P	35	2	1	2

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1J.Altuve, 2B	1-5	1	1	1
2Y.Alvarez, DH	2-5	1	1	1
3C.Correa, 3B	1-5	1	0	0
3C.Correa, SS	1-5	1	0	0
4C.Walker, 1B	0-4	0	0	0
5J.Loperfido, LF	0-3	0	0	0
5B.Matthews, LF	0-1	0	0	0
6C.Smith, RF	0-2	0	0	0
7T.Trammell, CF	2-4	0	0	1
8C.Vazquez, C	2-3	1	1	1
9N.Allen, SS	0-1	0	0	0
9I.Paredes, PH	0-2	0	0	0
9I.Paredes, 3B	0-2	0	0	0
9S.Whitcomb, PH	0-1	0	0	0
9S.Whitcomb, 3B	0-1	0	0	0