St. Louis Cardinals
47% win
10
pred 4.6
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
53% win
3
pred 4.1
2025-05-16 Kauffman Stadium 0°F
Top DFS Plays
PlayerPosFPSalVal
Michael Massey OF 8.5 $2.7k 3.2
Cavan Biggio OF 7.5 $2.4k 3.1
Vinnie Pasquantino OF 9.8 $3.2k 3.1
Jonathan India OF 9.1 $3.2k 2.8
Salvador Perez OF 9.4 $3.4k 2.8
Masyn Winn OF 8.3 $3.4k 2.4
Kyle Isbel OF 6.9 $2.9k 2.4
Pedro Pagés OF 7.4 $3.2k 2.3
Jordan Walker OF 7.2 $3.2k 2.3
Willson Contreras OF 8.3 $3.8k 2.2
Drew Waters OF 6.7 $3.1k 2.2
Maikel Garcia OF 8.8 $4.2k 2.1
Cole Ragans SP 19.0 $9.3k 2.0
Nolan Arenado OF 7.7 $3.9k 2.0
Brendan Donovan OF 8.1 $4.4k 1.9
Lars Nootbaar OF 8.9 $4.8k 1.9
Iván Herrera OF 8.3 $4.7k 1.8
Bobby Witt Jr. OF 9.5 $5.8k 1.6
Andre Pallante SP 10.3 $6.3k 1.6
Victor Scott II OF 6.4 $4.0k 1.6
Predictions
Kansas City Royals
ML · Model 53% vs Mkt 57%
-148 · $68 per $100
LOSS
St. Louis Cardinals +1.5
RL · 2.0 off line
-170 · $59 per $100
WIN
OVER 8.5
TOTAL · Proj 8.7 vs Line 8.5
-110 · $91 per $100
WIN
Kansas City Royals ML + St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 + OVER 8.5
SGP · 3-leg same-game parlay
+408 · $408 per $100
LOSS
STL 47% 53% KC
Total Runs
LineOverUnder
5.5 86.4% 13.6%
6.5 80.6% 19.4%
7.5 69.8% 30.2%
8.5 61.8% 38.2%
9.5 50.8% 49.2%
10.5 42.4% 57.6%
11.5 34.2% 65.8%
12.5 28.5% 71.5%
Run Line (margin)
LineKC coversSTL covers
KC -1.5 37.3% 35.4%
KC -2.5 26.5% 28.0%
KC -3.5 20.0% 20.7%
Team Totals
LineKCSTL
O 3.5 67.1% 65.3%
O 4.5 54.1% 51.4%
O 5.5 40.7% 39.3%
O 6.5 28.3% 27.9%
Odds
moneyline KC 53% · -148 · $68 per $100
BookSTLImpl%KCImpl%
DraftKings +124 42.8% -148 57.2%
runline St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 · -170 · $59 per $100
KC -1.5: KC 4.1 − 1.5 = 2.6 vs STL 4.6 no bet
STL +1.5: STL 4.6 + 1.5 = 6.1 vs KC 4.1 BET ✓
BookSTLKC
DraftKings +1.5 -170 -1.5 +142
total Over 8.5 · -110 · $91 per $100
BookOverUnder
DraftKings O 8.5 -105 U 8.5 -115
Player Projections actual (projected)
St. Louis Cardinals
BatterPos HHRR RBISBBBK Proj DFSAct DFS+/-
Lars Nootbaar RF 1.0 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 8.9 —
Iván Herrera C 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.0 8.3 —
Willson Contreras 1B 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.1 8.3 —
Masyn Winn SS 1.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.2 8.3 —
Brendan Donovan 2B 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.9 8.1 —
Nolan Arenado 3B 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.0 7.7 —
Pedro Pagés C 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.3 1.1 7.4 —
Jordan Walker RF 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.1 7.2 —
Victor Scott II CF 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 6.4 —
PitcherRole IPKHBBER Win% App% Proj DFSAct DFS+/-
Andre Pallante Starter 5.7 4.4 6.0 2.3 3.4 43% 100% 10.3 —
Kansas City Royals
BatterPos HHRR RBISBBBK Proj DFSAct DFS+/-
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 9.8 —
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 1.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.8 9.5 —
Salvador Perez C 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.8 9.4 —
Jonathan India 2B 1.1 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.8 9.1 —
Maikel Garcia 3B 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 8.8 —
Michael Massey 2B 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.7 8.5 —
Cavan Biggio 3B 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.8 7.5 —
Kyle Isbel CF 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.7 6.9 —
Drew Waters RF 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.9 6.7 —
PitcherRole IPKHBBER Win% App% Proj DFSAct DFS+/-
Cole Ragans Starter 5.6 6.3 5.6 2.4 3.0 51% 100% 19.0 —