{"id":2419081,"date":"2026-05-16T03:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2419081"},"modified":"2026-05-16T03:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:05:04","slug":"cardinals-vs-royals-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cardinals-vs-royals-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-may-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread &#038; Over\/Under for May 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Odds updated as of 10:11 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Cardinals versus the Kansas City Royals is on the MLB schedule for Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Before you do any <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB betting<\/a> on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here&#8217;s what you need to know.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>St. Louis Cardinals (25-18) vs. Kansas City Royals (19-25)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, May 16, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 2:15 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Busch Stadium &#8212; St. Louis, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> Cardinals.TV and Royals.TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>All <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB odds<\/a>, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moneyline:<\/strong> STL: (-110) | KC: (-106)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spread:<\/strong> STL: +1.5 (-188) | KC: -1.5 (+155)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 8.5 &#8212; Over: (-112) | Under: (-108)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/st-louis-cardinals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Cardinals<\/a> vs <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> Probable Starting Pitchers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Probable Pitchers:<\/strong> Kyle Leahy (Cardinals) &#8211; 4-3, 4.31 ERA vs Noah Cameron (Royals) &#8211; 2-2, 5.55 ERA<\/p>\n<p>This contest&#8217;s pitching matchup is set, as the Cardinals will send Kyle Leahy (4-3) to the mound, while Noah Cameron (2-2) will take the ball for the Royals. Leahy&#8217;s team is 5-3-0 against the spread this season in his starts. Leahy has yet to start a game this season when his team was the moneyline favorite. The Royals have a 2-4-0 record against the spread in Cameron&#8217;s starts. The Royals are 1-3 in Cameron&#8217;s four starts this season that they were the underdog on the moneyline.<\/p>\n<p><em>All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.numberfire.com\/mlb\/games\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">numberFire<\/a>.<\/em><br \/><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Cardinals win (57.4%)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Cardinals vs Royals moneyline has St. Louis as a -110 favorite, while Kansas City is a -106 underdog on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Royals are 1.5-run favorites against the spread for this matchup with the Cardinals. The Royals are +155 to cover, while the Cardinals are -188 to cover as a 1.5-run underdog on the runline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Cardinals-Royals game on May 16 has been given an over\/under of 8.5 runs. The over is set at -112 and the under at -108.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/promotions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Bet on St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals on FanDuel today!<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Cardinals have won in two of the four contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.<\/li>\n<li>This year St. Louis has won two of four games when listed as at least -110 on the moneyline.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 18 of their 43 opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals have posted a record of 27-16-0 against the spread this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have been the moneyline underdog 18 total times this season. They&#8217;ve finished 7-11 in those games.<\/li>\n<li>When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, Kansas City has a 7-11 record (winning just 38.9% of its games).<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have played in 42 games with an over\/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-23-0).<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have gone 18-24-0 ATS this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Jordan Walker leads St. Louis with 47 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .575. He&#8217;s batting .294 with an on-base percentage of .370.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualifying batters, he ranks 25th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 36th, and he is ninth in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Alec Burleson is hitting .273 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 18 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .448 with an on-base percentage of .342.<\/li>\n<li>His batting average is 48th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 70th, and his slugging percentage 57th.<\/li>\n<li>JJ Wetherholt has collected 40 base hits, an OBP of .364 and a slugging percentage of .421 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Herrera has 42 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .396.<\/li>\n<li>Herrera takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .273 with a double and three RBIs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> Player Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has put up an on-base percentage of .381, a slugging percentage of .503, and has 53 hits, all club-bests for the Royals (while batting .306).<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, he ranks 14th in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Witt hopes to build on a seven-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .395 with two doubles, five home runs, five walks and seven RBIs.<\/li>\n<li>Maikel Garcia is hitting .274 with 12 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .415 with an on-base percentage of .346.<\/li>\n<li>He is 46th in batting average, 61st in on-base percentage and 73rd in slugging percentage in the big leagues.<\/li>\n<li>Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .204 with four doubles, two triples, five home runs and 18 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Carter Jensen has four doubles, six home runs and 17 walks while hitting .234.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/172462;7577239;369307;211;0\/?ft_width=1&amp;ft_height=1&amp;gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;url=36820660\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/270261;9559798;369307;211;0\/?gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;force_transparent=true&amp;url=https:\/\/www.fanduel.com\/contests\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Daily Fantasy<\/a> today!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.fanduel.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Odds updated as of 10:11 p.m. The St. Louis Cardinals versus the Kansas City Royals is on the MLB schedule for Saturday. Before you do any MLB betting on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here&#8217;s what you need to know. St. Louis Cardinals (25-18) vs. Kansas City Royals (19-25) Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026 Time: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2365200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2419081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Royals-vs-White-Sox-Prediction-Odds-Moneyline-Spread-OverUnder.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419082,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419081\/revisions\/2419082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}