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

Royals at Cardinals

6:15 pm • ROYL

Kansas City Royals

19-26

2 - 4

St. Louis Cardinals

26-18

pitcher		team	era	w-l
K.Leahy			4.31	4-3
N.Cameron			5.55	2-2

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Royals 19-26	-1.5	-1.5+144	o9-111	-110
Cardinals 26-18	u9	-1.5+175	u9-106	-112

Saturday 6:15 p.m.

May 16, 2026

Busch StadiumSt. Louis

N.Cameron o15.5 Outs (Live)-125

0.68u

Tracking from premium

V.Pasquantino u1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs+120

0.57u

#EV 5.49%

STL +112 (F5)

1.12u

STL o4.5+100

V.Pasquantino o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-125

Over 9-110

0.55u

Bet to -115

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%

B.Witt o1.5 Total Bases-115

$1.15

J.Walker o0.5 HR+375

0.1u

STL o4.5-105

1.05u

K.Leahy u17.5 Outs-132

STL -116

Over 8.5-127

KC -102

0.51u

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MLB Public Betting

Cardinals are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Cardinals are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cardinals are 15-8 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Cardinals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 11 of Cardinals' 21 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	28-16	13-8	15-8	1-1	27-15
Royals	18-27	11-12	7-15	10-17	7-10

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cardinals	20-21-3	11-9-1	9-12-2	1-1	19-20-3
Royals	21-24	13-10	8-14	16-11	5-12

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	26-18	11-10	15-8	1-1	25-17
Royals	19-26	13-10	6-16	12-15	6-11

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 16th	KC	W 5-4	+1.5 W	O 8.5	STL -108
May 14th	@ATH	W 5-4	-1.5 L	U 9.5	STL +101
May 14th	@ATH	L 2-6	+1.5 L	U 10	ATH +119
May 13th	@ATH	W 6-4	+1.5 W	U 10	STL +132
May 10th	@SD	L 2-3	+1.5 W	U 8.5	SD +113

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PITCHER		PC	IP	K	ER
LN.Cameron, P		82	6	4	3
LB.Falter, P		28	2	0	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1M.Garcia, 3B	1-4	1	0	0
2B.Witt, SS	1-3	0	0	0
3V.Pasquantino, 1B	1-4	0	0	1
4S.Perez, DH	0-4	0	0	0
5C.Jensen, C	0-3	0	0	0
5S.Marte, PH	0-1	0	0	0
5E.Diaz, C	0-0	0	0	0
6J.Caglianone, RF	2-4	1	1	1
7I.Collins, LF	1-3	0	0	0
8M.Massey, 2B	1-4	0	0	0
9K.Isbel, CF	1-3	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RK.Leahy, P	90	6	2	1
RG.Graceffo, P	10	1	0	0
LJ.Bruihl, P	10	1	0	0
RG.Soriano, P	14	1	0	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1M.Winn, SS	0-3	1	1
2I.Herrera, DH	1-3	1	0
3J.Walker, RF	1-4	0	0
4A.Burleson, 1B	1-3	0	2
5J.Fermin, 3B	0-4	0	0
6T.Saggese, 2B	1-3	1	0
7N.Church, LF	2-3	1	0
8P.Pages, C	0-3	0	0
9V.Scott, CF	2-3	0	1