The Cincinnati Reds battle the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday in MLB betting action at Great American Ball Park.

Jamie Garcia gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Cardinals on this day; he's 3-4 on the season. The Reds, meanwhile, will counter with Mike Leake, who will be looking to improve on his 5-8 mark.



View St Louis vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Reds in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -110 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 6 (Reds) and the No. 4 (Cardinals) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Cincinnati owns the No. 6 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.7 per game. By contrast, the Cardinals are rated No. 1 in the same category at 9.6 per game.

Cincinnati owns the National League's No. 3 defense, allowing 3.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with St. Louis' National League No. 5-rated defense.

Last time out for St. Louis, they were an 8-5 Sportsbook as they battled the Reds on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at +110 were rewarded, while the 13 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Cardinals enjoyed an 8-5 victory at the expense of the Reds on Friday, with Lance Lynn throwing 2 innings of 6-hit ball at Great American Ball Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 8-2
After playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Cardinals at Reds trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis' last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 10 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis


Next up:
St. Louis at Cincinnati, Sunday, August 26