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The Cardinals finished eight games under .500 in 2026, yet backing them in all 162 cost just 0.72 units. Our St Louis Cardinals predictions start from their price as underdogs, where they made 6.42 units.

A losing record that nearly broke even

The St Louis Cardinals went 77-85 in the 2026 regular season. On the moneyline that came to 0.72 units lost, and only nine teams returned more.

The Cardinals 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-26 v Tampa Bay Rays 9-72026-03-28 v Tampa Bay Rays 6-52026-03-29 v Tampa Bay Rays 7-112026-03-30 v New York Mets 2-42026-03-31 v New York Mets 3-02026-04-01 v New York Mets 2-12026-04-03 at Detroit Tigers 0-42026-04-04 at Detroit Tigers 6-112026-04-05 at Detroit Tigers 5-32026-04-06 at Washington Nationals 6-92026-04-07 at Washington Nationals 7-62026-04-08 at Washington Nationals 6-12026-04-10 v Boston Red Sox 3-22026-04-11 v Boston Red Sox 1-72026-04-12 v Boston Red Sox 3-92026-04-13 v Cleveland Guardians 3-92026-04-14 v Cleveland Guardians 6-52026-04-15 v Cleveland Guardians 5-32026-04-17 at Houston Astros 9-42026-04-18 at Houston Astros 7-52026-04-19 at Houston Astros 7-52026-04-20 at Miami Marlins 3-52026-04-21 at Miami Marlins 5-32026-04-22 at Miami Marlins 1-42026-04-24 v Seattle Mariners 2-32026-04-25 v Seattle Mariners 9-112026-04-26 v Seattle Mariners 2-32026-04-27 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4-22026-04-28 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11-72026-04-29 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-42026-04-30 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10-52026-05-01 v Los Angeles Dodgers 7-22026-05-02 v Los Angeles Dodgers 3-22026-05-03 v Los Angeles Dodgers 1-42026-05-04 v Milwaukee Brewers 6-32026-05-06 v Milwaukee Brewers 2-62026-05-07 at San Diego Padres 2-12026-05-08 at San Diego Padres 6-02026-05-09 at San Diego Padres 2-42026-05-10 at San Diego Padres 2-32026-05-12 at Athletics 6-42026-05-13 at Athletics 2-62026-05-14 at Athletics 5-42026-05-15 v Kansas City Royals 5-42026-05-16 v Kansas City Royals 4-22026-05-17 v Kansas City Royals 0-22026-05-19 v Pittsburgh Pirates 9-62026-05-20 v Pittsburgh Pirates 0-72026-05-21 v Pittsburgh Pirates 2-62026-05-23 at Cincinnati Reds 8-12026-05-23 at Cincinnati Reds 6-72026-05-25 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-52026-05-26 at Milwaukee Brewers 0-62026-05-27 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-22026-05-29 v Chicago Cubs 6-52026-05-30 v Chicago Cubs 1-62026-05-31 v Chicago Cubs 5-12026-06-01 v Texas Rangers 1-22026-06-02 v Texas Rangers 4-72026-06-03 v Texas Rangers 5-32026-06-05 v Cincinnati Reds 10-32026-06-06 v Cincinnati Reds 6-52026-06-07 v Cincinnati Reds 5-32026-06-09 at New York Mets 7-02026-06-10 at New York Mets 9-22026-06-11 at New York Mets 4-52026-06-12 at Minnesota Twins 8-92026-06-13 at Minnesota Twins 9-62026-06-14 at Minnesota Twins 4-52026-06-15 v San Diego Padres 3-02026-06-16 v San Diego Padres 3-22026-06-17 v San Diego Padres 1-62026-06-18 at Kansas City Royals 6-142026-06-19 at Kansas City Royals 5-62026-06-21 at Kansas City Royals 12-102026-06-22 v Arizona Diamondbacks 3-22026-06-23 v Arizona Diamondbacks 3-42026-06-24 v Arizona Diamondbacks 4-92026-06-26 v Miami Marlins 0-42026-06-27 v Miami Marlins 1-52026-06-28 v Miami Marlins 2-12026-06-30 at Atlanta Braves 5-32026-07-01 at Atlanta Braves 1-52026-07-02 at Atlanta Braves 11-52026-07-03 at Chicago Cubs 17-12026-07-04 at Chicago Cubs 3-02026-07-05 at Chicago Cubs 4-62026-07-06 v Milwaukee Brewers 3-42026-07-07 v Milwaukee Brewers 3-42026-07-07 v Milwaukee Brewers 2-102026-07-08 v Milwaukee Brewers 5-12026-07-09 v Milwaukee Brewers 4-82026-07-10 v Atlanta Braves 2-12026-07-11 v Atlanta Braves 4-12026-07-12 v Atlanta Braves 3-42026-07-17 at Arizona Diamondbacks 5-42026-07-18 at Arizona Diamondbacks 3-52026-07-19 at Arizona Diamondbacks 7-82026-07-20 at Los Angeles Angels 2-32026-07-21 at Los Angeles Angels 1-52026-07-22 at Los Angeles Angels 1-02026-07-23 v Arizona Diamondbacks 6-102026-07-24 v Cincinnati Reds 2-42026-07-25 v Cincinnati Reds 7-02026-07-26 v Cincinnati Reds 3-52026-07-27 v Chicago Cubs 3-72026-07-28 v Chicago Cubs 2-102026-07-29 v Chicago Cubs 3-22026-07-30 v Chicago Cubs 2-42026-07-31 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-32026-08-01 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-52026-08-02 at Toronto Blue Jays 5-12026-08-03 at New York Yankees 13-72026-08-04 at New York Yankees 0-22026-08-05 at New York Yankees 3-12026-08-07 v Colorado Rockies 3-22026-08-08 v Colorado Rockies 6-82026-08-09 v Colorado Rockies 7-42026-08-10 v Philadelphia Phillies 5-62026-08-11 v Philadelphia Phillies 2-02026-08-12 v Philadelphia Phillies 7-12026-08-14 at Chicago Cubs 0-32026-08-15 at Chicago Cubs 8-42026-08-16 at Chicago Cubs 11-42026-08-17 at Cincinnati Reds 2-12026-08-17 at Cincinnati Reds 5-62026-08-18 at Cincinnati Reds 3-02026-08-19 at Cincinnati Reds 4-52026-08-20 at Cincinnati Reds 10-92026-08-21 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-72026-08-22 at Philadelphia Phillies 3-122026-08-23 at Philadelphia Phillies 4-62026-08-25 v Baltimore Orioles 1-132026-08-26 v Baltimore Orioles 7-82026-08-27 v Baltimore Orioles 7-52026-08-28 v Pittsburgh Pirates 4-12026-08-29 v Pittsburgh Pirates 2-62026-08-30 v Pittsburgh Pirates 4-52026-09-01 at Los Angeles Dodgers 13-82026-09-02 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8-62026-09-03 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-32026-09-04 at Colorado Rockies 7-62026-09-05 at Colorado Rockies 7-102026-09-06 at Colorado Rockies 10-82026-09-07 at San Francisco Giants 4-52026-09-08 at San Francisco Giants 1-22026-09-09 at San Francisco Giants 6-72026-09-11 v Chicago White Sox 7-32026-09-12 v Chicago White Sox 5-62026-09-13 v Chicago White Sox 3-12026-09-14 v San Francisco Giants 2-12026-09-15 v San Francisco Giants 3-102026-09-16 v San Francisco Giants 5-62026-09-18 v Washington Nationals 1-92026-09-19 v Washington Nationals 5-82026-09-20 v Washington Nationals 5-32026-09-22 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0-22026-09-23 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-12026-09-24 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-22026-09-25 at Milwaukee Brewers 4-82026-09-26 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-32026-09-27 at Milwaukee Brewers 4-6Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
77-85 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The underdog price

They were underdogs in 112 games, and only six teams were underdogs more often. They won 53 of them and made 6.42 units, the fourth-best underdog return in baseball. Between +100 and +149 they went 35-35 and made 7.18. The longest-priced win was +246 at the Los Angeles Dodgers on 3 September; +202 at the New York Yankees in August was next.

As favorites it went the other way: 24-26 in 50 games, 7.14 units lost. The two shortest-priced losses came on consecutive days in September, -187 and -171 to the San Francisco Giants.

The Cardinals at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (81)won 38 (46.9%)Away (81)won 39 (48.1%)Favorite (50)won 24 (48.0%)Underdog (112)won 53 (47.3%)50%
2026 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Away from home they made 5.08 units on a 39-42 record. At home, 38-43, they lost 5.8.

Getting the runs

Their 87-75 run-line record was the fourth-best in MLB, and it came from getting 1.5. With 1.5 runs in hand they covered 72 times in 114, 63.2%; the league’s plus-1.5 sides managed 58.2%. When St Louis gave the 1.5, it covered 15 of 48.

One unit on the Cardinals to win, every game0+5+10-0.72 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

April made 6.39 units at 15-11, the best month. July lost 6.85 at 10-18. August got 3.05 of it back on a 14-14 month, and September gave up 4.97 more at 9-15.

The NL Central

One series undid the division. The Milwaukee Brewers won 11 of 13, and backing St Louis in them lost 8.71 units. Against the other three rivals the Cardinals made 6.94: 7-6 and 2.76 up against the Chicago Cubs, 7-6 and 2.44 up against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-5 and 1.74 up against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cardinals against the teams they played mostChicago Cubs7-6Cincinnati Reds8-5Milwaukee Brewers2-11Pittsburgh Pirates7-6Arizona Diamondbacks2-5San Diego Padres4-3Atlanta Braves4-2Colorado Rockies4-2
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The total

80 unders, 74 overs and eight pushes, with eight teams ahead of them on the under, so nothing to lean on.

Questions and answers

Are the Cardinals a good bet as underdogs?

They were in 2026: 53-59 in 112 games and 6.42 units up, fourth-best in MLB.

How did the Cardinals do on the run line in 2026?

87-75; getting 1.5, they covered 72 of 114.

How did the Cardinals fare against the Brewers?

2-11 in 2026, and 8.71 units lost backing St Louis in every game of the series.

Past games

  1. Cardinals at Brewers · 27 SepThis Cardinals vs Brewers game recap ended Milwaukee’s franchise-record regular season with another victory.
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  3. Cardinals at Brewers · 25 SepThe Brewers vs Cardinals recap required one final response from baseball’s 100-win club.
  4. Cardinals at Pirates · 24 SepThe Cardinals vs Pirates recap gave under bettors almost no stress.
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  7. Cardinals at Nationals · 20 SepThe Nationals vs Cardinals recap turned against Washington bettors in the eighth.
  8. Nationals at Cardinals · 19 SepThe Nationals vs Cardinals recap required 11 innings, but the preview’s plus-money side eventually got there.
  9. Nationals at Cardinals · 18 SepThe Nationals vs Cardinals recap produced one of the cleanest winning side results on the September 18 MLB board.
  10. Cardinals at Giants · 16 SepThe Giants vs Cardinals recap belongs to Drew Gilbert.
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