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Boston Red Sox
@
St. Louis Cardinals
Date
Sat, Apr 11
Time
12:15 AM
Venue
Busch Stadium
Spread
Cardinals ML
Odds
+119
Risk
MOD
PICK
Cardinals ML
+119 · 1 Unit
72%
The Edge
The Cardinals ML at +119 is a value play driven by home structural dominance, plus-money pricing on the better overall team, and a Red Sox road unit that is 1-5 ATS and undermined by significant injury attrition — May's ERA is the key risk but the price more than compensates.
Key Factors
Cardinals are 4-2 ATS at home (.667) vs Red Sox 1-5 ATS on the road (.167) — a 50-point gap in cover rate
Cardinals ML at +119 offers plus-money value on a team with a .583 win percentage vs Boston's .333
Red Sox carry a significantly heavier injury load — Triston Casas (1B, IL), Brendan Rodgers (2B, OUT), plus 4+ additional pitchers on IL, depleting both rotation depth and lineup construction
Cardinals outscored opponents 59 runs to Boston's 44 on the season, with a better average margin (-0.2 vs -0.9) and superior team OPS (0.685 vs 0.666)