Cardinals vs Blue Jays Betting Odds
When: July 26, 2022, at 7:07 p.m. EDT
Venue: Rogers Centre – Toronto, Ontario
Cardinals vs Blue Jays Betting Preview
A fun interleague battle begins Tuesday night when the Toronto Blue Jays (53-43, 30-19 home) welcome the St. Louis Cardinals (54-46, 22-16 away). Toronto is well out of the AL East race, but currently occupy the top Wild Card spot. St. Louis is two games back in the NL Central but do have a half game lead over the Phillies for the final Wild Card spot.
Paul Goldschmidt, who will be out this series, wants the NL MVP this season as he leads St. Louis with a .335 batting average, 24 home runs and 77 RBIs. The Cardinals are batting .251 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.83 ERA and 1.27 WHIP.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr has been mashing this season and he leads Toronto with 20 home runs and 60 RBIs. Alejandro Kirk has a team high .319 batting average. The Blue Jays are batting .267 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.94 ERA and 1.24 WHIP.
Cardinals vs Blue Jays Betting Trends
Cardinals
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis’ last 17 games.
- St. Louis are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Toronto.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis’ last 8 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
- St. Louis are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the American League.
- St. Louis are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the American League East Division.
Blue Jays
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games.
- Toronto are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 5 games against St. Louis.
- Toronto are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto’s last 7 games against an opponent in the National League.
- Toronto are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division.
Cardinals vs Blue Jays Pick & Prediction
Last time out, St. Louis lost their series in Cincinnati with a 6-3 loss on Sunday. The Reds jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the third inning and never looked back and they held off the Cardinals for the series win. Paul Goldschmidt went 2-4 with two home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored in the loss. Tyler Mahle improved to 4-7, Miles Mikolas fell to 7-8 and Hunter Strickland saved his fifth game of the season.
Toronto swept Boston, on the road, with an 8-4-win Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jays jumped out to a 5-0 first inning lead and never looked back as they had as impressive of a weekend as any team could possibly have. Raimel Tapia went 3-5 with one triple, four RBIs and one run scored in the win. Tim Mayza improved to 4-0 on the year and Brayan Bello fell to 0-2 in his rookie year.
Pitching Matchup: Andre Pallante (3-4, 3.34 ERA, 1.46 WHIP) vs Jose Berrios (7-4, 5.22 ERA, 1.36 WHIP)
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