St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/24/26

I favor the over on the posted game total in Sunday’s matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. Brady Singer is the scheduled starter for the Reds, as he is set to make his 11th start of the season. Through 10 outings, the right-hander has just 46 innings of work while carrying a 6.26 ERA, and he has allowed 16 earned runs across 17 innings pitched so far in May. This includes 9 home runs allowed this month and 14 already on the season. Singer ranks 7th percentile in barrel rate and 5th percentile in xBA. He is also failing to generate strikeouts, and his 6.55 FIP is even worse than his shaky ERA. St. Louis has a 106 wRC+ against right-handed pitching, and I expect them to feast on both Singer and a weak Reds bullpen.

Brycen Mautz is set to make his MLB debut today for the Cardinals. St. Louis has had pieces of their rotation outperform expectations this season, and now they have a prospect able to come up and give them juice. Mautz has been solid in AAA this season, posting a 2.90 ERA in 40.1 innings across 9 starts. He ranks as the 20th prospect in the Cardinals organization with limited upside as a 5th starter or long-relief option. His 13.5% walk rate in AAA is worrisome, as is his 4.76 FIP and 5.34 xFIP. His matchup isn’t the easiest, as Cincinnati is 10th in wOBA and has a 106 wRC+ against southpaw pitching this season. I look for runs from both sides in an entertaining game.

Cardinals vs Reds prediction: Over 9.5 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120.

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