Royals vs. Cardinals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 16

The St. Louis Cardinals will look for another big outing from a hitter on a hot streak against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. ET, at Busch Stadium. Jordan Walker is on a two-game homer streak. Noah Cameron (2-2, 5.55 ERA) will start for the Royals, who are 19-26 this season and fifth in the AL Central. Kyle Leahy (4-3, 4.31 ERA) is starting for the Cardinals, who are 26-18 and third in the NL Central.

With moneyline odds of -112 for the Royals versus -106 for the Cardinals, this game should be a close one. The game has an over/under of 8.5 runs.

Royals vs. Cardinals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Saturday, May 16, 2026
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium
• Favorite: Royals (-112)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-106)
• Over/under: 8.5

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• TV Channel: CARD and ROYL
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Royals vs. Cardinals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Royals have won 46.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (12-14).
• St. Louis has been pegged as an underdog in 40 games this year and has walked away with the win 24 times (60%) in those games.
• Kansas City is 10-14 this season when entering a game favored by -112 or more on the moneyline.
• This year, the Cardinals have won 23 of 39 games when listed as at least -106 or worse on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Royals a 52.8% chance to win.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 51.5% chance of pulling out a win.

Royals vs. Cardinals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Royals have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 21 times this season for a 21-24-0 record against the over/under.
• St. Louis' games have gone over the total in 18 of its 44 chances.
• The Royals have collected an 18-27-0 record ATS this season (covering 40% of the time).
• In 44 games with a line this season, the Cardinals have a mark of 28-16-0 against the spread.