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117 COMMUNITY PICKS

33 % Royals

67 % Cardinals

KC (
39
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STL (
78
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LIVE ODDS
Kansas City
St. Louis
LIVE ODDS
Kansas City
St. Louis

Kansas City vs St. Louis Top User Picks

Picks on the Side

Expert Picks Best for this Matchup

Rodney "Big T" Thomas (57%)
Jaxon Clarke (56%)
Anil Maurya (49%)

Picks on the Total

Expert Picks Best for this Matchup

Jaxon Clarke (51%)
Anil Maurya (50%)
Christopher Martin (49%)

Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Preview August 26, 2020

Kansas City Royals (12-18) is visiting St. Louis Cardinals (10-9) on August 26, 2020, 8:15 PM ET and playing at the Busch Stadium.

The St. Louis Cardinals are favored by vegas at a line of -165. The opening line was -175 so the public has been betting on Kansas City Royals causing the STL line to shift +10. 67% of the community is betting St. Louis Cardinals will win today. Get the consensus from the top 10 users most likely to be right on tonight's matchup below.

Kansas City Highlights

Runs
28th
3.93
Hits
17th
8.07
Walks
30th
2.47
Strike Outs
17th
8.60

ATS Trends

  • The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 12 games.
  • Kansas City are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
  • Kansas City are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against St. Louis.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road.
  • Kansas City are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games this season.
  • Kansas City are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division.

Player Injuries

  • Danny Duffy is expected to miss start Wednesday vs St. Louis Cardinals (Forearm)
  • Salvador Perez 10-day IL (08/18) (Eye)
  • Mike Montgomery 60-day IL (07/28) (Side)
  • Franchy Cordero 45-day IL (08/09) (Wrist)
  • Jakob Junis 10-day IL (08/16); expected to be activated & start Wednesday vs St. Louis Cardinals (Back)
  • Glenn Sparkman 60-day IL (08/05) (Forearm)
  • Foster Griffin 60-day IL (07/28) (Forearm)
  • Nick Heath 10-day IL (08/08) (Hamstring)

St. Louis Highlights

Runs
22nd
4.26
Hits
25th
7.26
Walks
12th
3.68
Strike Outs
6th
7.74

ATS Trends

  • St. Louis are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
  • St. Louis are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home.
  • St. Louis are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 10 games against an opponent in the American League.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 9 games against an opponent in the American League Central Division division.

Player Injuries

  • Miles Mikolas 60-day IL (07/25) (Forearm)
  • Matt Wieters 10-day IL (08/20) (Toe)
  • Matt Carpenter is not in the starting lineup Wednesday vs Kansas City Royals (Rest)
  • Carlos Martinez 10-day IL (08/04) (COVID-19)
  • Rangel Ravelo 10-day IL (08/05) (Undisclosed)
  • John Brebbia 60-day IL (07/08) (Elbow)
  • Harrison Bader is not in the starting lineup Wednesday vs Kansas City Royals (Rest)
  • Jordan Hicks 60-day IL (02/12) is out for season (Personal)
  • Austin Dean 10-day IL (08/07) (COVID-19)
  • Ryan Helsley 10-day IL (08/15) (COVID-19)
  • Lane Thomas 10-day IL (08/09) (COVID-19)
  • Junior Fernandez 10-day IL (08/04) (COVID-19)
  • Kodi Whitley 10-day IL (08/04) (COVID-19)