St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Lines

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The Cardinals will play the Royals on Sunday, August 15th, 2021 at 2:10 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

• Cardinals - J. Happ - L
• Royals - K. Bubic - L

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Best Money Line Bets

Underdog Kansas City Royals	Favorite St. Louis Cardinals
+104 Sb3gen1	-114 Sb3gen1
+100 Sb3gen2	-120 Sb3gen2
+100 Sb3gen3	-120 Sb3gen3

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite St. Louis Cardinals has a minus value. Lay $114 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Kansas City Royals has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $104.

Best Over and Under Total Lines

Over	Under
10o -110 Sb3gen1	10u -105 Sb3gen2
10o -110 Sb3gen3	10u -110 Sb3gen1
10o -115 Sb3gen2	10u -110 Sb3gen3

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen1 has the best over line of 10 points laying $110 to win $100. Sb3gen2 has the best under line of 10 u -105.

Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets

Underdog Kansas City Royals	Favorite St. Louis Cardinals
+1.5 -148 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +130 Sb3gen2
+1.5 -150 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +130 Sb3gen3
+1.5 -155 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +128 Sb3gen1

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Sunday. Sb3gen2 has the best favorite St. Louis Cardinals run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen1 has the best underdog Kansas City Royals run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

Latest World Series odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the tournament here. See past Championship results and learn how to bet World Series teasers, props and parlays.

St. Louis Cardinals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-12-02 23:48:44
Kansas City Royals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-12-02 23:48:44

Team Standings

Season Standings

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
St. Louis Cardinals	90	72	0.556	17.0	90-72	45-36	L2	79-63
Kansas City Royals	74	88	0.457	33.0	74-88	39-42	L2	62-80

St. Louis Cardinals Batting Stats

2021 St. Louis Cardinals Batting
Top 12 by Games Played

Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Tommy Edman 2B	160	91	168	11	56	38	95	0.262
Paul Goldschmidt 1B	158	102	177	31	99	67	136	0.294
Nolan Arenado 3B	157	81	151	34	105	50	96	0.255
Dylan Carlson RF	151	79	144	18	65	57	152	0.266
Tyler O'Neill LF	141	89	138	34	80	38	168	0.286
Matt Carpenter 2B	130	18	35	3	21	35	77	0.169
Yadier Molina C	121	45	111	11	66	24	79	0.252
Paul DeJong SS	114	44	70	19	45	35	103	0.197
Edmundo Sosa SS	113	39	78	6	27	17	63	0.271
Harrison Bader CF	103	45	98	16	50	27	85	0.267
Giovanny Gallegos RP	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Genesis Cabrera RP	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Kansas City Royals Batting Stats

2021 Kansas City Royals Batting
Top 12 by Games Played

Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield RF	162	97	184	10	74	40	103	0.277
Salvador Perez C	161	88	169	48	121	28	170	0.273
Carlos Santana 1B	158	66	121	19	69	86	102	0.214
Nicky Lopez 2B	151	78	149	2	43	49	74	0.300
Hunter Dozier 3B	144	55	105	16	54	43	154	0.216
Michael A. Taylor CF	142	58	118	12	54	33	144	0.244
Andrew Benintendi LF	134	63	136	17	73	36	97	0.276
Hanser Alberto 2B	103	25	65	2	24	4	26	0.270
Jorge Soler RF	94	38	59	13	37	38	97	0.192
Ryan O'Hearn 1B	84	23	53	9	29	13	71	0.225
Jarrod Dyson CF	77	13	27	0	10	6	28	0.221
Scott Barlow RP	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Stats

2021 St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played

Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Adam Wainwright SP	32	17	7	0	0	206.1	174	1.06	3.05
Alex Reyes RP	70	10	8	29	3	72.1	95	1.35	3.24
Jack Flaherty SP	17	9	2	0	0	78.1	85	1.06	3.22
Kwang Hyun Kim SP	27	7	7	1	0	106.2	80	1.28	3.46
Giovanny Gallegos RP	73	6	5	14	24	80.1	95	0.88	3.02
Ryan Helsley RP	51	6	4	1	10	47.1	47	1.42	4.56
Matt Harvey SP	27	6	14	0	0	123.1	93	1.52	6.28
Tanner Scott RP	58	5	4	0	14	50.0	65	1.46	4.14
John Means SP	20	5	6	0	0	114.1	104	1.00	3.46
J.A. Happ SP	11	5	2	0	0	54.0	45	1.28	4.00
Genesis Cabrera RP	71	4	5	0	28	70.0	77	1.26	3.73
Paul Fry RP	52	4	5	2	11	47.1	60	1.52	6.08

Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats

2021 Kansas City Royals Pitching
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played

Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Mike Minor SP	28	8	12	0	0	158.2	149	1.24	5.05
Brad Keller SP	26	8	12	0	0	133.2	120	1.66	5.39
Kris Bubic SP	29	6	7	0	0	130.0	114	1.38	4.43
Carlos Hernandez RP	24	6	2	0	0	85.2	74	1.28	3.68
Jake Brentz RP	72	5	2	2	16	64.0	76	1.28	3.66
Scott Barlow RP	71	5	3	16	14	74.1	91	1.20	2.42
Brady Singer SP	27	5	10	0	0	128.1	131	1.55	4.91
Josh Staumont RP	64	4	3	5	16	65.2	72	1.07	2.88
Kyle Zimmer RP	52	4	1	2	10	54.0	46	1.41	5.00
Domingo Tapia RP	32	4	1	0	7	31.2	25	1.11	2.84
Daniel Lynch SP	15	4	6	0	0	68.0	55	1.63	5.69
Danny Duffy SP	13	4	3	0	0	61.0	65	1.21	2.51

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