It's Thursday, June 5, and the Royals (32-29) compete in the Cardinals (33-27) in St. Louis. Cole Ragans Plan to transfer the mounds of Kansas City with Matthew Liberator For St. Louis.

The showdown between the two was postponed yesterday due to bad weather in the area. Today will be two.

Royals need to get something in this series. They ranked fourth in AL Central and the 8.0th game in the Detroit Tigers. They lost six of the last 10 and hope to build on a 10-7 victory on Tuesday.

Let's dive into the game and find a sweat or two.

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Game details and how to watch royals in Cardinal

• Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
• Time: 7:45 pm
• Location: Busch Stadium
• City: St. Louis, Missouri
• Network/Stream: Fanduel Sports Network Midwest, Fanduel Sports Network Kansas City

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Odds for Cardinal Royals

Latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Royals (-102), Cardinals (-117)
• Spread: Cardinal 1.5
• Total: 7.0 run

Cardinal's Royals Possible Starting Pitcher

• Jul 5, 2025 pitching showdown: Cole Ragans VS. Matthew Liberator
  
  • Royal: Cole Ragans, (2-3, 4.53 ERA)
    Last outing (St. Louis Cardinals, 5/16): 5.0 innings pitching, allowed 4 runs, allowed 5 hits, 0 steps, 0 strikeouts
  • Cardinal: Matthew Liberator, (3-4, 3.08 ERA)
    Last outing (Texas Rangers, 5/30): 5.0 innings pitching, allowed 4 hits, allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and 5 strikeouts

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The highest betting trends and insights to know before the Cardinal’s royal family

• The Cardinals are 6-4 in the last 10 games
• Royals exceeded the total in each of the Cardinals' last 3 games
• Royals covered the running line in 10 of their last 12 road games against the Cardinals

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Expert choices and predictions for tonight's game between Royals and Cardinals

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Here are our models predict the best bet for the game between the Royals and the Cardinals:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports BET recommends playing on the St. Louis Cardinals on Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet tends to play the Kansas City Royals with a +1.5 game.
• Total: NBC Sports BET recommends playing 7.0 games in the game.

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