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Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals – Preview

📅 18/04/2026 03:10

Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals meet on 18/04/2026 in MLB. The handicap line is -1.5 at odds of 2.65, and the totals line is 8.5.

The market's expected runs are 4.774 for Houston Astros and 4.049 for St. Louis Cardinals. Based on these numbers, Houston Astros is the market favorite.

xR Home4.77
xR Away4.05
Hcp Home-1.5
Odds Home2.65
Totals Line8.5
Win Probability
Houston Astros 60.7%
St. Louis Cardinals 39.3%
FAIR ODDS
Home: 1.65
Away: 2.55

Houston Astros

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Runs5.293.403.60
Runs against6.006.205.00
xR4.814.664.62
xRA4.274.263.95
vs. Market -1.26 -3.20 -2.07
vs. Market Totals 2.21 0.68 0.03
💰 BETTING
HCP: 60W-53L-0P -0.6 units -0.5%
Totals: 61O-47U-5P
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
Houston Astros
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xRMatch
Houston Astros
vs. market expectation
150-15xRMatch

St. Louis Cardinals

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Runs4.312.902.40
Runs against4.464.103.00
xR4.094.153.89
xRA4.534.424.43
vs. Market 0.30 -0.93 -0.05
vs. Market Totals 0.15 -1.58 -2.92
💰 BETTING
HCP: 62W-50L-0P -1.2 units -1.1%
Totals: 42O-62U-8P
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
St. Louis Cardinals
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xRMatch
St. Louis Cardinals
vs. market expectation
200-20xRMatch

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