Royals vs. Cardinals Odds & Betting Predictions - May 17, 2026

Royals at Cardinals

6:15 pm • ROYL

Kansas City Royals

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St. Louis Cardinals

pitcher		team	era	w-l
A.Pallante			4.47	4-3
S.Kolek			6.75	1-0

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Royals 19-27	+1.5	+1.5-190	o9-120	+103
Cardinals 27-18	u9.5	-1.5+167	u9-101	-120

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Sunday 6:15 p.m.

May 17, 2026

Busch StadiumSt. Louis

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STL -110

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J.Caglianone o0.5 HR+730

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KC -102

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Bet to -113

The Leadoff: Minion's MLB Breakdown & Bets for Sunday
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May 17, 2026 UTC

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MLB Public Betting

Cardinals are 4-1 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' 22 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	29-16	14-8	15-8	2-1	27-15
Royals	18-28	11-12	7-16	10-17	7-11

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cardinals	20-22-3	11-10-1	9-12-2	1-2	19-20-3
Royals	21-25	13-10	8-15	16-11	5-13

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	27-18	12-10	15-8	2-1	25-17
Royals	19-27	13-10	6-17	12-15	6-12

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 16th	KC	W 4-2	-1.5 W	U 9	STL -112
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

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PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RS.Kolek, P		1-0	6.75	1.125	7.59

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1M.Garcia, 3B	.264	.333	.402	3
2B.Witt, SS	.309	.383	.503	7
3V.Pasquantino, 1B	.201	.286	.341	5
4S.Perez, C	.195	.232	.328	6
5C.Jensen, DH	.237	.329	.412	6
6I.Collins, LF	.228	.349	.341	3
7L.Thomas, RF	.205	.354	.256	1
8M.Massey, 2B	.212	.233	.400	3
9K.Isbel, CF	.265	.325	.407	3

PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RA.Pallante, P		4-3	4.46	1.370	7.02

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1J.Wetherholt, 2B	.237	.358	.408	8
2I.Herrera, C	.265	.398	.410	4
3A.Burleson, 1B	.277	.342	.445	6
4J.Walker, DH	.308	.379	.598	13
5N.Gorman, 3B	.234	.313	.366	5
6M.Winn, SS	.252	.326	.351	1
7N.Church, RF	.254	.292	.410	5
8T.Saggese, LF	.156	.206	.188	0
9V.Scott, CF	.193	.252	.266	2

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MatchupOverUnder
Royals 19-27	N/A	N/A
Cardinals 27-18	N/A	N/A