Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Cardinals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-128) St. Louis (+106)

The Cincinnati Reds (31-30) are headed to Busch Stadium on Sunday where they will compete against the St. Louis Cardinals (32-28). The moneyline on this game has Cincinnati at -128 and St. Louis is coming in at +106. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Rhett Lowder and Michael McGreevy.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .395 and have struck out 573 times, while taking a walk on 236 occasions. They have tallied 249 runs batted in as well as 468 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .229. The Reds have recorded 98 doubles as a team and have smacked 77 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 264 runs while holding a team OBP of .312. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 15th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.71 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. Reds pitchers have surrendered 88 home runs and 305 runs in total (24th in MLB). Cincinnati has relinquished 515 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 289 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 4.76 on the year (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 476 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 279 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.14 as a team this year.

The Reds bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 58.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 66 save situations. They have accumulated 14 saves on the season and have missed out on 10 of 24 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 87 base runners on the season with 28.7% of them crossing the plate. Reds pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 64 times and also have had 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 225 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have notched 41 holds this year (6th in MLB).

The Reds have transformed 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of 4,917 innings, which has them sitting 9th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 1,639 putouts thus far, as well as 504 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which has them sitting 7th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 51 double plays.

Lowder has taken the hill for 68 innings and has tallied 49 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Lowder (5-5 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.50 and he has gone up against 294 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.56 (27 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.362. He has conceded 61 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 32 free passes.

The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .384 and they are scoring 4.28 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have hit 84 two-baggers, while taking a walk 195 times and recording 257 runs. St. Louis has recorded 65 home runs on the campaign as well as 250 RBIs. They have struck out on 487 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have earned 484 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .240 this season.

The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 269 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (249 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 61 home runs and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.357 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (465 strikeouts against 212 walks). They sit at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 521.

They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 211 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 75 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with runners on. With 80 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 48 holds and 10 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 20 saves. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.0% out of their 97 inherited runners.

In their 4,866 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (24th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 566 assists, 31 errors and have accumulated 1,622 putouts on the campaign.

During his career, McGreevy has allowed 172 base hits and he has 120 punch outs in 184 frames. McGreevy (14-9 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.61 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 74 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.145 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and he has gone up against 748 hitters during his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-128)

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