Guardians vs. Cardinals Prediction: Cardinals Predicted to Win Following Latest Data Analysis for Friday's MLB Game [9/20/2024]

MLB action continues on Friday at 8:15PM ET as the Cleveland Guardians take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Kyle Gibson (8-7, 4.12 ERA) will be on the bump for the Cardinals, pitting him against Ben Lively (12-9, 3.87 ERA) for the Guardians.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Cardinals as the most likely winner of the game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Guardians-Cardinals game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Cardinals' chance of winning is 52% , while the Guardians' is 48%."

Guardians vs. Cardinals Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB matchup between the Cardinals and Guardians at Busch Stadium is scheduled to start at 8:15PM ET.

• Who: Cleveland Guardians vs. St. Louis Cardinals
• Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
• Time: 8:15PM ET/5:15PM PT
• Venue: Busch Stadium
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster
• Merchandise: Buy Cardinals and Guardians gear at Fanatics
• Live Stream: Watch the game on FuboTV

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Guardians vs. Cardinals matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Guardians vs. Cardinals Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's MLB matchup between the Guardians and Cardinals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Cardinals a 52% chance of defeating the Guardians.

According to our model, the Cardinals (+1.5) have a 65% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 8 runs has a 58% chance of going over.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 12:29AM, Sep 21

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Guardians

Win %

44%

56%

+100

-115

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Cardinals

Guardians CLE

+100

Win %

44%

56%

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Cardinals STL

-115

Ben Lively 12-9, 3.87 ERA

Kyle Gibson 8-7, 4.12 ERA

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Guardians vs. Cardinals Odds [9/20/2024]

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Guardians vs. Cardinals Picks

Our model's strongest edge in the Guardians vs. Cardinals matchup is on the run line.

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Conclusion

We predict the Cardinals, with a 52% win probability, will likely beat the Guardians on Friday.

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