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St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles
May 27, 2025 — MLB Prediction & Betting Pick
Our model leans Baltimore Orioles
On balance, more tracked inputs leaned St. Louis Cardinals (15 edges vs 11 for Baltimore Orioles).
Note: the model leans Baltimore Orioles even though the simple edge count favors St. Louis Cardinals. This can happen because the model weighs each input differently — a single large advantage (like a dominant pitching matchup or a significant offensive gap) can outweigh several smaller edges on the other side. The edge count treats every metric equally, but the model does not.
Matchup Breakdown
Recent form (last ~10 games) — leans St. Louis Cardinals
Looking at recent performance trends over the last ten games — including win rate, run differential, and offensive momentum — the matchup favors the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Baltimore Orioles 0.300 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.700 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles -1.15 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2.10 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 3.55 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4.75 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 4.70 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2.65 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 1 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.667 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles 1.127 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.842 — leans Baltimore Orioles
Season to date — leans St. Louis Cardinals
Season-long stats including runs scored and allowed per game, home/road splits, and weighted offensive production (wRC+) the matchup favors the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Baltimore Orioles 3.53 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4.41 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 5.12 vs St. Louis Cardinals 3.72 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 0.125 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.636 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 94.9 vs St. Louis Cardinals 100.7 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
Starting pitching (recent starts) — Mixed
The starting pitching matchup between St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles grades out as a toss-up based on recent outings.
- Baltimore Orioles 2.64 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4.30 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles 0.91 vs St. Louis Cardinals 1.40 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles 6.75 vs St. Louis Cardinals 5.83 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles -0.70 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4.09 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles 8.57 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4.42 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 1.62 vs St. Louis Cardinals 1.31 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 4.81 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2.88 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 29 vs St. Louis Cardinals 14.3 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
Offense & matchup — Mixed
The offensive matchup is closely contested between St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles.
- Baltimore Orioles 0.372 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.380 — roughly even
- Baltimore Orioles 0.449 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.463 — roughly even
- Baltimore Orioles 0.410 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.354 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles 0.447 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.393 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles 0.330 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.416 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 0.414 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.523 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
- Baltimore Orioles 0.678 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.400 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles -0.042 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0.036 — leans St. Louis Cardinals
Series & head-to-head — leans Baltimore Orioles
Prior head-to-head meetings this season's training window — win rate and run differential between these clubs — the matchup favors the Baltimore Orioles.
- Baltimore Orioles 1 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0 — leans Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles 3 vs St. Louis Cardinals -3 — leans Baltimore Orioles
Betting Lines
St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 | O/U 9.5 (FanDuel)
Final Score
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 — St. Louis Cardinals win — Model pick was incorrect
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