Tigers vs. Cardinals Prediction
The Cardinals’ shocking slide continued on Friday night with a 5-4 home loss to the below-.500 Tigers. Will Detroit hand St. Louis an eighth consecutive loss when the two teams meet again at Busch Stadium Saturday at 2:15 p.m. ET?
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
921 Detroit Tigers (+175) at 922 St. Louis Cardinals (-205); o/u 8.5
2:15 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 6, 2023
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Tigers vs. Cardinals Public Betting Information
As of this writing, our MLB Public Betting Page shows that 66% of bets are on the Cardinals’ moneyline. That said, this page is updated frequently so make sure that you click on the link provided so that you’re getting the most updated information.
Detroit Tigers DFS SPIN
Javier Báez homered for the third time in his last four games on Friday night, propelling the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals — their fourth straight win. Báez did his damage in the opening inning, smacking a 1-2 curveball from Jordan Montgomery for a 362-foot (94.2 mph EV) two-run blast. He also singled twice and drew a walk in the ballgame, finishing the night 3-for-4. After a brutal start to the season, he’s now hitting a respectable .260/.322/.394 with three homers, 15 RBI and a pair of stolen bases
St. Louis Cardinals DFS SPIN
Andrew Knizner socked his first dinger of the season on Friday night, but it wasn’t enough to power the Cardinals to victory over the visiting Tigers. Knizner got the Cardinals on the board with his 406-foot (106.7 mph EV) solo shot on the first pitch that he saw from Matthew Boyd in the third inning, trimming their deficit to 2-1. That would be his only hit in three at-bats on the night. For the season, the light-hitting backstop is hitting just .156/.206/.250 with one long ball and two RBI.
Tigers vs. Cardinals MLB Betting Trends
Under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings
Over is 6-2-1 in Tigers last 9 overall
Under is 7-1-1 in Tigers last 9 road games
Over is 7-1-1 in Cardinals last 9 home games
Over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 interleague home games
Tigers vs. Cardinals MLB BETTING PREDICTION
If anyone was going to stop the bleeding for the Cardinals, it would be franchise legend Adam Wainwright, who will make his 2023 season debut after injuring his groin at the WBC and missing the first month-plus of the season. That said, St. Louis has been so bad to start the season that I can’t back the Redbirds in good conscious. The Cardinals are now winless in their last seven games and have dropped 10 out of their last 11. They’re also 8-22 in their last 30 games overall, are winless in their last four home games and are 7-22 in their last 29 games versus a right-handed starter. The Tigers, meanwhile, have won five out of their last six games versus the Cardinals and four straight overall.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: DETROIT TIGERS +175