Royals vs. Cardinals Odds & Betting Predictions - May 16, 2026

Royals at Cardinals

6:15 pm • ROYL
2 - 4
Starting Pitchers
pitcherteameraw-l
Kyle Leahy logoK.LeahySt. Louis Cardinals logo4.314-3
Noah Cameron logoN.CameronKansas City Royals logo5.552-2

Royals at Cardinals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Royals
19-26
-1.5
-1.5+144
o9-111
-110
Cardinals
26-18
u9
-1.5+175
u9-106
-112
location pinSaturday 6:15 p.m.
May 16, 2026
Busch StadiumSt. Louis
Royals vs. Cardinals Expert Picks
The Propfessor
The Propfessor
Last 30d: 44-57-0 (+8.1u)
N.Cameron o15.5 Outs (Live)-125
0.68u
Tracking from premium
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Last 30d: 262-350-20 (+1.3u)
V.Pasquantino u1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs+120
0.57u
#EV 5.49%
Player Prop Savant
Player Prop Savant
Last 30d: 186-136-3 (+49.2u)
STL +112 (F5)
1.12u
💰🦡 Jake
💰🦡 Jake
Last 30d: 60-73-3 (-4.9u)
STL o4.5+100
1u
RoyalsProps
RoyalsProps
Last 30d: 72-57-5 (+9.9u)
V.Pasquantino o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-125
1u
Sean Zerillo
Sean Zerillo
Last 30d: 163-157-13 (-3.5u)
Over 9-110
0.55u
Bet to -115
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Last 30d: 262-350-20 (+1.3u)
A.Burleson o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-115
0.58u
#EV 4.69%
K.Leahy o5.5 Hits Allowed+100
0.79u
#EV 6.31%
Ryan Minion
Ryan Minion
Last 30d: 346-378-13 (+26.3u)
B.Witt o1.5 Total Bases-115
$1.15
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 291-285-7 (+16.8u)
J.Walker o0.5 HR+375
0.1u
STL o4.5-105
1.05u
Alex Hinton
Alex Hinton
Last 30d: 71-116-2 (-15.9u)
K.Leahy u17.5 Outs-132
1u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 15-27-0 (-14.6u)
STL -116
1u
tonysartori99
Last 30d: 18-28-0 (-9.6u)
Over 8.5-127
1u
Doug Ziefel
Doug Ziefel
Last 30d: 188-160-4 (+12.5u)
KC -102
0.51u

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Royals vs. Cardinals Public Betting Percentages

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Royals

Public

29%

Bets%

71%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Cardinals
28-1613-815-81-127-15
Royals
18-2711-127-1510-177-10

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Cardinals
20-21-311-9-19-12-21-119-20-3
Royals
21-2413-108-1416-115-12

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Cardinals
26-1811-1015-81-125-17
Royals
19-2613-106-1612-156-11

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
May 16thKCW 5-4+1.5 WO 8.5STL -108
May 14th@ATHW 5-4-1.5 LU 9.5STL +101
May 14th@ATHL 2-6+1.5 LU 10ATH +119
May 13th@ATHW 6-4+1.5 WU 10STL +132
May 10th@SDL 2-3+1.5 WU 8.5SD +113

Royals vs. Cardinals Injury Updates

Royals Injuries

    Cardinals Injuries

    • Lars Nootbaar
      LF

      Nootbaar is out with heel

      Out

    Royals vs. Cardinals Box Score
    Royals Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Noah Cameron logoLN.Cameron, P82643
    Bailey Falter logoLB.Falter, P28201
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Maikel Garcia logo1M.Garcia, 3B1-4100
    Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS1-3000
    Vinnie Pasquantino logo3V.Pasquantino, 1B1-4001
    Salvador Perez logo4S.Perez, DH0-4000
    Carter Jensen logo5C.Jensen, C0-3000
    Starling Marte logo5S.Marte, PH0-1000
    Elias Diaz logo5E.Diaz, C0-0000
    Jac Caglianone logo6J.Caglianone, RF2-4111
    Isaac Collins logo7I.Collins, LF1-3000
    Michael Massey logo8M.Massey, 2B1-4000
    Kyle Isbel logo9K.Isbel, CF1-3000
    Cardinals Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Kyle Leahy logoRK.Leahy, P90621
    Gordon Graceffo logoRG.Graceffo, P10100
    Justin Bruihl logoLJ.Bruihl, P10100
    George Soriano logoRG.Soriano, P14101
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Masyn Winn logo1M.Winn, SS0-3101
    Ivan Herrera logo2I.Herrera, DH1-3100
    Jordan Walker logo3J.Walker, RF1-4000
    Alec Burleson logo4A.Burleson, 1B1-3002
    Jose Fermin logo5J.Fermin, 3B0-4000
    Thomas Saggese logo6T.Saggese, 2B1-3100
    Nathan Church logo7N.Church, LF2-3100
    Pedro Pages logo8P.Pages, C0-3000
    Victor Scott logo9V.Scott, CF2-3001

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    Royals at Cardinals Team Totals

    MatchupOverUnder
    Royals
    19-26
    N/A
    N/A
    Cardinals
    26-18
    N/A
    N/A