Tigers at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 21
Its Wednesday, May 21 and the Tigers (32-17) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (27-22).
Brant Hurter is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Andre Pallante for St. Louis.
Detroit evened the series at one game apiece with a 5-4 win last night. The Tigers squandered a 4-0 lead but won it in the ninth thanks to an RBI double from Riley Greene.
Lets dive into this afternoon's matchup and find a sweat or two.
We've got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Tigers at Cardinals
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time: 1:15PM EST
Site: Busch Stadium
City: St. Louis, MO
Network/Streaming: FDSNDT, FDSNMW, MLBN
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Odds for the Tigers at the Cardinals
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
Moneyline: Tigers (-104), Cardinals (-112)
Spread: Cardinals 1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Tigers at Cardinals
Pitching matchup for May 21, 2025: Brant Hurter vs. Andre Pallante
Tigers: Brant Hurter (1-0, 2.35 ERA)
Last outing: 5/18 at Toronto - 0.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1KCardinals: Andre Pallante (4-2, 4.11 ERA)
Last outing: 5/16 at Kansas City - 7IP, 2ER, 7H, 0BB, 4Ks
Tigers: Brant Hurter (1-0, 2.35 ERA)
Last outing: 5/18 at Toronto - 0.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K
Cardinals: Andre Pallante (4-2, 4.11 ERA)
Last outing: 5/16 at Kansas City - 7IP, 2ER, 7H, 0BB, 4Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Tigers at Cardinals
The Tigers have won 4 of their last 5 games against National League teams
The Over is 4-6 in the Cardinals' last ten home games this season
The Cardinals have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 2.31 units
Nolan Arenado is 4-20 (.200) over his last 5 games
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Expert picks & predictions for today's game between the Tigers and the Cardinals
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday's game between the Tigers and the Cardinals:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Detroit Tigers on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Detroit Tigers at +1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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