At Busch Stadium on Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals (40-35) take on the Cincinnati Reds (39-36), fellow members of the NL Central, at 7:15 p.m. ET.
The favored Cardinals (-136 on the moneyline) play at home against the Reds (+115). The scheduled starters are Andre Pallante (4-3) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Brady Singer (7-4) for the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cardinals won their most recent game against the White Sox yesterday by an 8-6 score. Nolan Arenado went 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively. JoJo Romero picked up the win on the strength of one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
The Reds were handed a 12-5 loss to the Twins yesterday. TJ Friedl (3 for 5 with a double and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Nick Martinez took the loss on the mound after going 2 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on seven hits while striking out four.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Friday’s Cardinals vs. Reds contest, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Cardinals (-136, bet $136 to win $100)Underdog: Reds (+115, bet $100 to win $115)Over/under: 9Cardinals vs. Reds: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, June 20, 2025Game time: 7:15 p.m. ETLocation: St. Louis, MissouriStadium: Busch StadiumTV channel: FDSMW and FDSOHLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Cardinals stats and trendsCardinals betting recordsThe Cardinals have been favorites in 34 games this season and won 18 (52.9%) of those contests.St. Louis has a record of 7-4, a 63.6% win rate, when favored by -136 or more by sportsbooks this season.The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.6% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 40 of 75 chances this season.The Cardinals have an ATS record of 42-33-0 in 75 games with a spread this season.Andre Pallante (Cardinals probable starter)Pallante makes the start for the Cardinals, his 15th of the season. He is 4-3 with a 4.83 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering four hits.In 14 games this season, the 26-year-old has amassed a 4.83 ERA and 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .262 to opposing batters.Pallante is trying to secure his sixth quality start of the year.Pallante is looking to pick up his 10th start of five or more innings this year in this outing.In one of his 14 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.He meets a Reds offense that ranks eighth in the league with 350 runs while batting .248 as a unit. It has a collective .404 slugging percentage (10th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 84 home runs (12th in MLB).Pallante has a 4.50 ERA and a 1.333 WHIP against the Reds this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .261 batting average over one appearance.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 26-year-old ranks 69th in ERA (4.83), 65th in WHIP (1.376), and 66th in K/9 (6.4).Cardinals batting statsThe Cardinals’ 72 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.The offense for St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .396 this season, 16th in MLB.The Cardinals have a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.St. Louis is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 353 total runs this season.The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .328 this season, which ranks fifth in the league.St. Louis ranks 11th with an average of 7.9 strikeouts per game.Reds stats and trendsReds betting recordsThe Reds have been victorious in 22, or 53.7%, of the 41 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.Cincinnati has a mark of 7-10 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +115 or worse on the moneyline.The Reds have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 33 of its 74 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Reds are 39-35-0 against the spread in their 74 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Brady Singer (Reds probable starter)Singer (7-4) takes the mound first for the Reds in his 15th start of the season. He has a 4.34 ERA in 74 2/3 innings pitched, with 60 strikeouts.The right-hander’s most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when he threw six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.In 14 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.34, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .244 against him.Singer is looking to secure his sixth quality start of the season in this matchup.Singer will look to prolong a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per appearance).He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He meets a Cardinals offense that ranks seventh in the league with 353 total runs scored while batting .257 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .396 slugging percentage (16th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 72 home runs (22nd in the league).In six innings over one appearance against the Cardinals this season, Singer has a 1.50 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP while his opponents are batting .105.Reds batting statsThe Reds rank 12th in MLB action with 84 total home runs.So far this year, Cincinnati is 10th in baseball with a .404 slugging percentage.The Reds rank 13th in MLB with a .248 batting average.Cincinnati is the eighth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.7 runs per game (350 total).The Reds’ .322 on-base percentage is 11th in the majors.