Yankees vs. Cardinals Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 16, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals (61-62) take a three-game losing streak into a contest against the New York Yankees (65-57) on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Yankees are favored (-147) to hand the underdog Cardinals (+123) another loss. Max Fried starts for New York while St. Louis will counter with Sonny Gray.

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Yankees to win vs Cardinals -147

Bet $20, Payout $33.61

Yankees vs. Cardinals betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-147)
  • Underdog: Cardinals (+123)
  • Over/under: 9

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees have won 54.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (56-46).
  • New York has gone 42-27 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -147 or shorter (60.9% winning percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Yankees’ implied win probability is 59.5%.
  • New York has combined with opponents to go over the total 55 times this season for a 55-61-5 record against the over/under.
  • The Yankees have covered 42.1% of their games this season, going 51-70-0 against the spread.

Yankees hitting info

  • Aaron Judge paces the Yankees with 38 home runs and 89 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .330.
  • Judge’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks sixth in RBI in MLB.
  • Cody Bellinger is hitting .267 with 20 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 37 walks.
  • Bellinger ranks 32nd in home runs and 28th in RBI this year.
  • Anthony Volpe is hitting .217 with 25 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 40 walks.
  • Trent Grisham is batting .242 with nine doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 55 walks.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective 9.1 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
  • New York’s 4.01 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Yankees combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.255).
  • The Yankees allow the 14th-fewest home runs in baseball (136 total, 1.1 per game).
  • In its 4-3 win last time out, New York struck out 10 Cardinals batters while allowing six hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

  • The Cardinals have been underdogs in 65 games this season and won 32 (49.2%) of those contests.
  • This season, St. Louis has won 11 of its 26 games, or 42.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +123 on the moneyline.
  • The Cardinals have a 44.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 60 of its 122 chances.
  • In 122 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 64-58-0 ATS.

Cardinals hitting info

  • Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis with a batting average of .279. He’s also hit nine home runs with 45 RBI.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Donovan ranks 179th in home runs and 133rd in RBI.
  • Alec Burleson’s batting average of .279 leads all St. Louis hitters this season.
  • Burleson ranks 92nd in homers and 82nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
  • Willson Contreras leads the club in homers (16) and runs batted in (65) this season.
  • Masyn Winn has collected 111 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .384 on the year.
  • Winn has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .167 with a double, two walks and an RBI.

Cardinals pitching rankings

  • The Cardinals have a 7.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
  • St. Louis has the 20th-ranked ERA (4.18) in the majors this season.
  • Cardinals pitchers have a 1.282 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
  • With just 120 homers allowed, the Cardinals rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
  • St. Louis pitchers struck out 12 Yankees hitters while allowing seven base hits in a 4-3 loss its last time out.
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