Nestor Cortes Jr.’s New York Yankees (70-36) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (57-48) on Friday at Busch Stadium, as he tries to earn his 10th win of the season. It starts at 8:15 PM ET.
The Yankees are favored (-144 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at the Cardinals (+123). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Yankees looking to Nestor Cortes (9-3), and Dakota Hudson (6-6) answering the bell for the St. Louis Cardinals. The matchup has an over/under set at 8.5 total runs.
Yankees vs. Cardinals Predictions
Yankees vs. Cardinals Betting Odds
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Yankees vs. Cardinals Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Yankees
- New York was the moneyline favorite in nine of its last 10 games, and finished 5-4 in those matchups.
- In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Yankees combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total six times.
- New York’s record against the spread is 5-5-0 over its past 10 games.
Cardinals
- St. Louis has been the underdog twice in the last 10 games and split those matchups 1-1.
- In their last 12 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents are 4-8-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
- St. Louis has seven wins against the spread in its last 12 chances.
Yankees vs. Cardinals Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Nestor Cortes
- The Yankees have gone 11-8-0 against the spread when Cortes starts.
- The Yankees have been favored on the moneyline in 19 of Cortes’ starts this season, and they went 14-5 in those games.
- In Cortes’ 19 starts, his team is 14-5.
- Cortes has had 19 starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined hit the over in nine of those outings.
Projected starter: Dakota Hudson
- Hudson and his team are 10-9-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- When he is the starting pitcher, St. Louis has a record of 5-6 this season when they are the underdog on the moneyline.
- Hudson’s team has an 8-11 record in his starts this season.
- In Hudson’s 19 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over nine times.
Yankees Batting Leaders
- Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 43 home runs and 93 runs batted in.
- Among hitters in baseball, Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI.
- Anthony Rizzo has 16 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs and 48 walks while batting .227.
- Rizzo ranks sixth in homers and 14th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
- DJ LeMahieu has 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 57 walks while hitting .289.
- Andrew Benintendi is batting .305 to lead his team.
Cardinals Batting Leaders
- Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis in batting average (.332), home runs (26) and runs batted in (82) this season.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Goldschmidt’s home run total is seventh, and his RBI total is fourth.
- Goldschmidt takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
- Nolan Arenado is batting .293 with an OBP of .363 and a slugging percentage of .540 this season.
- Arenado is 18th among batters in the majors in home runs, and 19th in RBI.
- Arenado has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with a double, three home runs, four walks and four RBI.
- Tommy Edman has collected 103 base hits, an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .372 this season.
- Dylan Carlson is batting .247 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
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