Tigers vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 20

Odds updated as of 12:13 p.m.

The MLB slate on Tuesday includes the Detroit Tigers facing the St. Louis Cardinals.

Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's what you need to know.

Tigers vs Cardinals Game Info

• Detroit Tigers (31-17) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (27-21)
• Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
• Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
• Venue: Busch Stadium -- St. Louis, Missouri
• Coverage: FDSMW and FDSDET

Tigers vs Cardinals Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: DET: (-186) | STL: (+156)
• Spread: DET: -1.5 (-110) | STL: +1.5 (-110)
• Total: 7.5 -- Over: (-108) | Under: (-112)

Tigers vs Cardinals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Tarik Skubal (Tigers) - 4-2, 2.67 ERA vs Erick Fedde (Cardinals) - 3-3, 3.44 ERA

The probable pitchers are Tarik Skubal (4-2) for the Tigers and Erick Fedde (3-3) for the Cardinals. Skubal and his team have a record of 5-4-0 against the spread when he starts. Skubal's team has been victorious in 75% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 6-2. When Fedde starts, the Cardinals have gone 5-4-0 against the spread. The Cardinals are 2-4 in Fedde's six starts this season that they were the moneyline underdog.

Tigers vs Cardinals Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Tigers win (56.9%)

Tigers vs Cardinals Moneyline

• Detroit is the favorite, -186 on the moneyline, while St. Louis is a +156 underdog despite being at home.

Tigers vs Cardinals Spread

• The Tigers are at the Cardinals and are favored by 1.5 runs on the spread. The Tigers are -110 to cover the runline, with the Cardinals being -110.

Tigers vs Cardinals Over/Under

• An over/under of 7.5 has been set for Tigers-Cardinals on May 20, with the over being -108 and the under -112.

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Tigers vs Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Tigers have been victorious in 20, or 74.1%, of the 27 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Detroit has a record of 6-2 when favored by -186 or more this year.
• The Tigers and their opponents have gone over in 24 of their 47 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Tigers have posted a record of 26-21-0 against the spread this season.
• The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 32 total times this season. They've finished 18-14 in those games.
• St. Louis has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +156 or longer in three chances.
• The Cardinals have played in 48 games with an over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 25 times (25-21-2).
• The Cardinals have a 27-21-0 record against the spread this season (covering 56.2% of the time).

Tigers Player Leaders

• Spencer Torkelson leads Detroit in total hits (41) this season while batting .246 with 24 extra-base hits. He has an on-base percentage of .352 and a slugging percentage of .533.
• Among all qualifying batters in the majors, his batting average ranks 96th, his on-base percentage ranks 57th, and he is 14th in slugging.
• Torkelson will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .313 with a double, two home runs, four walks and five RBIs.
• Gleyber Torres leads Detroit in OBP (.368) this season, fueled by 38 hits. He's batting .284 while slugging .440.
• Among qualifiers, he is 38th in batting average, 38th in on-base percentage and 66th in slugging percentage.
• Riley Greene has hit 11 homers with a team-high .508 SLG this season.
• Greene brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
• Kerry Carpenter is batting .284 with a .312 OBP and 21 RBI for Detroit this season.

Cardinals Player Leaders

• Lars Nootbaar is batting .258 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 31 walks. He's slugging .425 with an on-base percentage of .364.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, he ranks 75th in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage and 77th in slugging percentage.
• Brendan Donovan has 61 hits with a .392 OBP while slugging .475. Those stats all lead his team. He also has a batting average of .337.
• He is currently sixth in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Nolan Arenado has 10 doubles, four home runs and 17 walks while hitting .241.
• Willson Contreras is hitting .249 with nine doubles, six home runs and 16 walks.

Tigers vs Cardinals Head to Head

• 5/19/2025: 11-4 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -166, Underdog Moneyline: +140)
• 5/1/2024: 4-1 DET (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)
• 4/30/2024: 11-6 DET (Favorite: Tigers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)
• 4/30/2024: 2-1 STL (Favorite: Tigers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
• 5/7/2023: 12-6 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)
• 5/6/2023: 6-5 DET (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)
• 5/5/2023: 5-4 DET (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -240, Underdog Moneyline: +198)

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