Cardinals vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - May 18, 2025

Cardinals at Royals

6:10 pm • FDSKC

St. Louis Cardinals

30-25

1 - 2

Kansas City Royals

22-35

pitcher		team	era	w-l
M.Wacha			3.86	10-13
M.Liberatore			4.21	8-12

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals 30-25	-1.5	-1.5+154	o8-109	-115
Royals 22-35	u8	+1.5-164	u8-110	-105

Sunday 6:10 p.m.

May 18, 2025

Kauffman StadiumKansas City

STL -105

STL -110

1.1u

STL +100

Royals can’t score – ranked 27th in runs/gm (3.41), dead last in OPS w/ RISP (.590). Just 119 walks all year (29th), no pressure on pitchers. Scored 7 total runs in 4-game losing streak last week. Only 1 run in last 2 games vs STL. Lineup too cold to trust. Cards crushing at the plate – 4.93 runs/gm (6th), .264 AVG (2nd), .338 OBP (3rd), .764 OPS w/ RISP (7th). 160 walks (10th) = constant traffic. Donovan batting .321, Contreras 26 RBI, Herrera 7 hits + 6 RBI in last 2. Back-to-back Ws vs KC: 10-3, 1-0. Liberatore shoving – 3.11 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, only 2 HR in 46.1 IP. Just 5 ER in last 15.1 innings. Beat Philly last week w/ 5.1 strong. Cards 11-1 last 12 games, 8-1 as dogs. 11 straight covers off a win. KC lost 7 of 8 as home fave after a loss. Ride the streak.

KC o3.5 Team Total-140

1.4u

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MLB Public Betting

Royals are 1-4 in their last 5 games.
Royals are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Royals are 8-17 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Royals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 16 of Royals' 32 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	23-34	15-17	8-17	11-17	11-17
Cardinals	33-22	16-11	17-11	3-3	30-19

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Royals	25-32	16-16	9-16	16-12	9-19
Cardinals	24-28-3	14-12-1	10-16-2	2-4	22-24-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	22-35	15-17	7-18	12-16	9-19
Cardinals	30-25	14-13	16-12	3-3	27-22

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 17th	STL	L 0-1	+1.5 W	U 9	STL -116
May 16th	STL	L 3-10	-1.5 L	O 8.5	STL -155
May 15th	@HOU	L 3-4	+1.5 W	U 8.5	HOU +105
May 14th	@HOU	L 1-2	+1.5 W	U 7.5	HOU +119
May 13th	@HOU	W 7-5	+1.5 W	O 8	KC +107

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LM.Liberatore, P	92	6	5	1
RC.Roycroft, P	7	1	0	1
LJ.Romero, P	11	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1L.Nootbaar, RF	1-5	0	0	0
2M.Winn, SS	0-5	0	0	0
3B.Donovan, 2B	4-5	0	0	0
4N.Arenado, 3B	2-5	0	0	0
5W.Contreras, 1B	0-5	0	0	0
6I.Herrera, DH	2-3	0	0	0
7A.Burleson, LF	1-4	1	1	1
8Y.Pozo, C	2-4	0	0	0
8J.Barrero, PR	0-0	0	0	0
8P.Pages, C	0-0	0	0	0
9V.Scott, CF	0-1	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RM.Wacha, P	83	5	6	1
RJ.Schreiber, P	11	0.2	0	0
LD.Lynch, P	14	0.2	0	0
RL.Erceg, P	26	1.2	1	0
RC.Estevez, P	12	1	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1M.Garcia, 3B	1-3	0	1
2B.Witt, SS	0-4	0	0
3S.Perez, 1B	2-4	0	0
4M.Canha, LF	1-2	0	0
4K.Isbel, CF	0-1	0	0
5V.Pasquantino, DH	1-4	0	0
5C.Biggio, PR	0-0	0	0
5C.Biggio, DH	0-0	0	0
6H.Renfroe, RF	1-4	1	0
7F.Fermin, C	0-3	0	0
8M.Massey, 2B	1-4	0	0
9D.Blanco, CF	1-2	0	1
9D.Waters, PH	1-1	1	0
9D.Waters, LF	1-1	1	0