On August 5, 2026 our model has run St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals +2 (-175), which we rate HIGH confidence. We walk through all 6 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

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Jordan Walker Under 1.5 Total Bases (-161)

Odds available at draftkings at time of publishing

New York Yankees play St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is Jordan Walker Under 1.5 Total Bases (-161). That is a Total Bases bet. It was priced at -161 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $16.21 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

Nathan Church Over 0.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-161)

Odds available at draftkings at time of publishing

New York Yankees play St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is Nathan Church Over 0.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-161). That is a Hits+Runs+RBIs bet. It was priced at -161 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $16.21 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

Nathan Church Over 0.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-161)

Odds available at fanduel at time of publishing

New York Yankees play St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is Nathan Church Over 0.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-161). That is a Hits+Runs+RBIs bet. It was priced at -161 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $16.21 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals +2 (-175)

Odds correct at time of publishing

New York Yankees play St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals +2 (-175). That is a alternate spreads bet. It was priced at -175 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $15.71 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals: Over 0.5 totals 1st 1 innings (-114)

Odds correct at time of publishing

New York Yankees play St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals: Over 0.5 totals 1st 1 innings (-114). That is a totals 1st 1 innings bet. It was priced at -114 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $18.77 if it lands. Our model rates this one a lean pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals h2h 1st 5 innings (+160)

Odds correct at time of publishing

New York Yankees play St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals h2h 1st 5 innings (+160). That is a h2h 1st 5 innings bet. It was priced at +160 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $26 if it lands. Our model rates this one a long shot. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

That is the whole read. Every bet above is our own number against the price on the board at the time we wrote this, and the price can move before you get on. Bet what you can afford to lose. If betting stops being fun, take a break.

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