New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals – Preview

MLB
📅 05/08/2026 02:05

New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals meet on 05/08/2026 in MLB. The handicap line is -1.5 at odds of 2.03, and the totals line is 8.5.

The market's expected runs are 4.806 for New York Yankees and 3.428 for St. Louis Cardinals. Based on these numbers, New York Yankees is the market favorite.

xR Home4.81
xR Away3.43
Hcp Home-1.5
Odds Home2.03
Totals Line8.5
Win Probability
New York Yankees 70.6%
St. Louis Cardinals 29.4%
FAIR ODDS
Home: 1.42
Away: 3.40

New York Yankees

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Runs4.573.703.00
Runs against3.844.503.80
xR4.654.244.11
xRA3.793.603.50
vs. Market -0.13 -1.45 -1.41
vs. Market Totals -0.03 0.37 -0.81
💰 BETTING
HCP: 65W-66L-0P +6.1 units +4.6%
Totals: 53O-72U-6P
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.
New York Yankees
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
100-10xRMatch
New York Yankees
vs. market expectation
100-10xRMatch

St. Louis Cardinals

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Runs4.414.904.80
Runs against4.516.309.40
xR4.104.334.00
xRA4.544.434.48
vs. Market 0.33 -1.30 -4.12
vs. Market Totals 0.28 2.44 5.72
💰 BETTING
HCP: 73W-60L-0P -1.2 units -0.9%
Totals: 55O-69U-9P
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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