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Cleveland Guardians
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St. Louis Cardinals

Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 6, 2:07PM UTC

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MLB
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Outdoor
Wed 15 Apr 2026, 5:15PM
20
Game Picks
0
Player Props
Answer
Model lean: Over 11.5 (Total Runs)
For Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals (MLB), model win probability 35.0%, fair odds 2.86, book price +285, model edge +9.0%, this is your free pick — unlock every other market and all player props with Pro. Tip-off Wed 15 Apr 2026, 5:15PM at Busch Stadium.
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Total Runs
Over
5.5
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Who's out

Injuries & availability

Cleveland Guardians

  • Jose Ramirez 3BDay-to-day
  • Shawn Armstrong RPOut

Probable pitcher

Tanner Bibee SP

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Jordan Walker RFDay-to-day
  • Ramon Urias 3BOut
  • Max Rajcic RPOut

Probable pitcher

Andre Pallante SP
Availability updated Aug 5, 11:05PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & availability impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 5 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability5 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineSt. Louis CardinalsNo line posted
2-3L5 record
L5 RF2.2L5 RA1.0Home L53-2vs Cleveland Guardians L53-2

St. Louis Cardinals moneyline form: last five 2-3, 2.2 runs/gm.

Run LineSt. Louis Cardinals run lineNo line posted
2-3L5 record
L5 RF2.2L5 RA1.0Home L53-2vs Cleveland Guardians L53-2

St. Louis Cardinals spread form: last five 2-3, 2.2 runs/gm.

Total RunsGame total · St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland GuardiansNo line posted

St. Louis Cardinals total runs form: last five 2-3, 2.2 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsSt. Louis Cardinals team totalNo line posted
2.0runs we expect
L5 RF2.2L5 RA1.0Home L53-2vs Cleveland Guardians L53-2

St. Louis Cardinals team total runs form: last five 2-3, 2.2 runs/gm.

Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals — last-5 form comparison

Over their last five games St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 3.4 runs per game (4-1) while Cleveland Guardians are at 4.8 (3-2); St. Louis Cardinals pitchers are allowing 2.0 earned runs per game versus 3.4 for Cleveland Guardians.

3.4
St. Louis Cardinals runs/G
4.8
Cleveland Guardians runs/G
Last 5 gamesSt. Louis CardinalsCleveland Guardians
Runs / game3.44.8
Hits / game5.46.0
Home runs / game1.00.4
Walks drawn / game3.02.0
Batter K / game2.84.2
Earned runs allowed / game2.03.4
Pitching K / game1.44.6
Walks allowed / game1.22.2
L5 record4-13-2

Cleveland Guardians @ St. Louis Cardinals — model preview

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Guardians : Over 6.5 Total Runs (-256)

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Guardians : Over 5.5 Total Runs (-385)

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Guardians : Over 6 Total Runs (-345)

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Track record for this matchup

Logged & graded
4
Total Picks
Hit Rate

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DateMarketPickResult
15 Apr 26 Spread Cleveland Guardians -2.5 ✗ MISS
15 Apr 26 Spread Cleveland Guardians -3.5 ✗ MISS
15 Apr 26 Total Runs Over 5.5 ✓ HIT
15 Apr 26 Total Runs Over 11.5 ✓ HIT

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This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Guardians vs Cardinals, or as Cardinals vs Guardians. The most recent game between them was Wednesday 15 April 2026 at Busch Stadium. The model has generated 20 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

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