Cardinals at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 4

Friday afternoon, April 4 the Cardinals (4-2) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (2-4) in Game 1 of a weekend series.

Erick Fedde is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Walker Buehler for Boston.

Thursday the Sox doubled the Orioles in Baltimore, 8-4. Alex Bregman picked up three hits and drove in three to pace the attack. After going hitless in the first five games of the season, Rafael Devers now has three hits in the last two games.

Thursday was a travel day for the Cards who took two of three from the Angels to begin the week. Wednesday Ivan Herrera went yard three times as the Cardinals spanked the Angels 12-5.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch Cardinals at Red Sox

  • Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
  • Time: 2:10PM EST
  • Site: Fenway Park
  • City: Boston, MA
  • Network/Streaming: FDS, NESN

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Odds for the Cardinals at the Red Sox

The latest odds as of Thursday:

  • Moneyline: Cardinals (+119), Red Sox (-140)
  • Spread:  Red Sox -1.5
  • Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Cardinals at Red Sox

  • Pitching matchup for April 4, 2025: Erick Fedde vs. Walker Buehler
    • Cardinals: Erick Fedde (1-0, 1.50 ERA)
      Last outing: 3/29 vs. Twins - 6 IP, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 2Ks
    • Red Sox: Walker Buehler (0-1, 8.31 ERA)
      Last outing: 3/29 at Texas - 4.1 IP, 4ER, 7H, 0BB, 3Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cardinals at Red Sox

  • The Cardinals' Game Totals have cashed to the OVER in 5 of their 6 games
  • Boston is 5-2 on the Run Line this season
  • Game Totals UNDER in Boston games have cashed in 5 of 7 games
  • A notorious slow starter when he was a member of the Astros, Alex Bregman is off to a solid start in Boston hitting at a .290 clip

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