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MLB · Moneyline
St. Louis Cardinals
@
Athletics
Date
Thu, May 14
Time
1:40 AM
Venue
Sutter Health Park
Spread
Cardinals ML
Odds
+123
Risk
MOD
LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Cardinals ML
+123 · 1 Unit
68%
The Edge
Cardinals ML is a LEAN at +123 — the road ATS dominance and superior pitching metrics provide a real edge, but the starter matchup slightly favors Oakland and the market pricing is not wrong enough to elevate this to a PICK.
Key Factors
Cardinals road ATS record is elite at 14-7 (.667) vs Athletics home ATS of just 7-10 (.412) — a stark split favoring STL
Cardinals overall ATS record of 26-15 (.634) is one of the best in MLB, with a 7-3 ATS run last 10 games showing sustained momentum
Cardinals team ERA (4.24) and WHIP (1.36) are meaningfully better than Athletics (4.45 / 1.44), and opponent OPS allowed (0.719 vs 0.752) further favors STL pitching
Cardinals won Game 1 of this series 6-4 yesterday, and STL is on a W1 streak vs ATH on a L2 streak — momentum and series confidence favor the visitors