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The St. Louis Cardinals<\/a><\/strong> (40-32) and Kansas City Royals<\/a><\/strong> (30-45) play the opener of a 3-game series Thursday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. First pitch is at 7:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze MLB odds around the Cardinals vs. Royals odds<\/strong> and make our expert MLB picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n Season series: Cardinals lead 2-1<\/p>\n The Cardinals are coming off a 6-1 home loss to the San Diego Padres<\/a> Wednesday as -130 favorites with the Under (10.5) cashing. 1B Alec Burleson<\/strong> batted in the only run on the day for St. Louis with a solo homer. SS Masyn Winn<\/strong> reached base twice with a single and a walk. The Cardinals won the series over San Diego 2-1.<\/p>\n The Royals got a 6-2 road win over the Washington Nationals<\/a> Wednesday as +112 underdogs with the Under (10.5) cashing. C Carter Jensen<\/strong> reached base 5 times with 4 hits and 1 walk, coming up a triple short of hitting for the cycle. RF John Rave<\/strong> went 2-4 with a home run and a triple. Kansas City lost the series to Washington 2-1.<\/p>\n The Cardinals and Royals are not playing Saturday because of a World Cup match at Arrowhead Stadium that day. To avoid massive logistical and traffic issues for fans in Kansas City, the Royals and Major League Baseball scheduled a day off for the team.<\/p>\n Watch MLB on Fubo!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n LHP Matthew Liberatore<\/strong> vs. LHP Noah Cameron<\/strong><\/p>\n Liberatore (3-3, 4.71 ERA) makes his 15th start. He has a 1.50 WHIP, 3.4 BB\/9 and 8.3 K\/9 in 70 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n Cameron (3-4, 4.11 ERA) makes his 14th start. He has a 1.21 WHIP, 2.2 BB\/9 and 8.2 K\/9 in 70 innings.<\/p>\n Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated at Wednesday at 10:34 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n Slide into<\/strong>: BaseballHQ.com<\/a> for your fantasy baseball news<\/strong>. For decades, BHQ has been helping players just like you win! BHQ offers full-season subscriptions. Sign up today<\/strong><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n Cardinals 5, Royals 2<\/p>\n BET CARDINALS (+105)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Cardinals have a far superior offense to Kansas City’s. Cameron is coming off one of his worst starts of the season, and Kansas City’s bullpen is among the poorest in the majors.<\/p>\n Liberatore and Cameron’s stats are extremely similar. With Cameron’s impressive track record against St. Louis and the Royals having home field advantage, they’ll have a shot to win this game.<\/p>\n PASS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The value for the Cardinals is on the moneyline.<\/p>\n BET UNDER 9 (-125)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n These teams have combined for under 9 runs in 2 of their 3 games against each other this season. The Cardinals have hit the Under in 4 straight games, and 6 of their last 10. The Royals have hit the Under in 2 of their last 4 games.<\/p>\n Betting odds calculator<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n For more sports betting picks and tips<\/strong>, check out SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and BetFTW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter\/X<\/a> and like us on Facebook<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\nCardinals at Royals projected starters<\/h2>\n
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