Cincinnati Reds – St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis has a record of 65-62, a point differential of +10, and 7 wins in their last 10 games. Cincinnati has a record of 60-66, a point differential of -89, and 4 wins in their last 10 games.

The Cardinals are described as being on a positive streak, while Cincinnati remains on a loss from the last game reviewed.

The teams are playing a series in Cincinnati from August 17 to 20, and the August 20 game is the fourth of the series. No detailed and verifiable record of recent head-to-head matchups is available.

No injury information available. Potential absences of position players and suspensions are not confirmed.

Game scheduled for August 20, 2026, in Cincinnati, at Great American Ball Park, with a start time around 12:40 PM ET (4:40 PM UTC). Cincinnati is a slight favorite according to the une source spécialisée line (-104), with a total of 9 points.

The Cardinals are on the road.

Lineups not yet published. Probable pitchers: St. Louis, Michael McGreevy, right-handed, 5-9, ERA 3.48, WHIP 1.22; Cincinnati, Brady Singer, right-handed, 5-11, ERA 4.66, WHIP 1.44.

The actual odds give Cincinnati at 2.04 and St. Louis at 1.92. Their combined raw implied probability is about 101.1%, an overround of about 1.1%.

Pinnacle's sharp lines are 2.01 for Cincinnati and 1.90 for St. Louis; they make St. Louis the slight favorite and imply an overround of about 2.4%. Both actual odds are slightly higher than the corresponding sharp lines, which is a favorable gap for the bettor relative to that benchmark, but the devigged consensus baseline is not provided, so no value analysis relative to that baseline is possible.