Don’t look now, but it’s already time for the second Sunday Night Baseball game of the 2026 MLB season! This time of year, especially with no more March Madness, it’s the ideal way to close out the weekend. It’s a series finale of two Central teams, but in opposite leagues, and we’re here to add to it with our best Cardinals vs. Tigers predictions for Sunday Night Baseball.

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🔥 Cardinals vs. Tigers Predictions for MLB Sunday Night Baseball

After the Tigers came through for fans backing them with their MLB expert picks by winning the series opener on Friday 4-0, they were favored again for yesterday’s game. Speaking of which, they had the very first game of the afternoon yesterday (on ESPN to boot), so they continue to have all eyes on them.

Having plenty of Cardinals vs. Tigers predictions focused on Detroit is unlucky to come as much of a surprise, as not much was expected from St. Louis coming into the season. Although they won’t have to deal with the reigning and back-to-back AL Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal, they will be facing a three-time winner of the award.

Well, that was until Justin Verlander got placed in the 15-day IL with a hip injury. That news puts Keider Montero on the bump to try and help Detroit pull off the series sweep. The third-year righty did actually face St. Louis last season, but quite a bit has changed since then, so let’s see where we’re looking for the best bet from our Cardinals vs. Tigers predictions!

 

 

 

🏅 Cardinals vs. Tigers Best Bet: Keider Montero Over 4.5 Hits Allowed (+142 at Novig)

It looked as though Detroit was going to cruise to a victory on Saturday that was just as smooth as Friday’s after getting off to an early 7-1 lead. However, St. Louis ended up getting to Jack Flaherty with five runs in the fifth inning to make Detroit backers with their Cardinals vs. Tigers predictions start sweating.

They still got the victory after the delay, and some of those aforementioned changes from last season helped that be the case. The Cards lost Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan this offseason, hence why they had low preseason expectations. They’ve got Kyle Leahy countering Keider Montero, who will be getting just his third career start.

He has had two relief appearances as part of Cardinals vs. Tigers predictions, both of which lasted 1.1 innings and saw runs put on the board. As you can see, it’s going to be very difficult to trust either of these starters to be the primary reason that their team is able to win on Sunday Night Baseball.

So, we’re going to focus on a prop with the Detroit starter that’s getting thrust into the spotlight. Both starters have the same 4.5 line for hits allowed, and while we think that both come through, we’re taking Montero with the plus-money odds (Leahy is at -139). It’s also because we believe that he’ll have a longer leash.

Detroit’s already won the series and have no need to tax their bullpen any more than they had to yesterday before heading to Minnesota for a divisional rivalry series against the Twins. So, we’re locking in Keider Montero over 4.5 hits allowed (+142 at Novig) as the best bet from our Cardinals vs. Tigers predictions.

 

 

 

👀 How To Watch Cardinals vs. Tigers MLB Sunday Night Baseball

The weekend close out game has changed viewing platforms this season, so we’ve made sure to share how to watch Cardinals vs. Tigers MLB Sunday Night Baseball:

  • Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI
  • When: 7:20 PM ET on 4/5
  • Watch on TV: NBC
  • Where to stream: Peacock

 

 

 

🔢 Cardinals vs. Tigers Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

For the third straight game in this series, we’ve got Detroit favored according to the latest Cardinals vs. Tigers odds for tonight at Novig Sportsbook:

 

 

 

⚾ Cardinals vs. Tigers Injury Report & Starting Pitchers

Of course, the big Cardinals vs. Tigers injury was also the big MLB news of the day yesterday, which was Justin Verlander being placed on the IL with a hip issue. However, beyond that, Detroit is in a healthy spot with the guys that they expect to be on the field every day or in the pitching rotation.

As for Cardinals vs. Tigers injuries in St. Louis, we saw Masyn Winn miss yesterday’s loss. They also have the long-term injury to Lars Nootbar, who played in 135 games for the Cards last year. You can keep tabs on all Cardinals vs. Tigers injuries and the rest of the league with our Fantasy Alarm MLB injury report! 

 

 

 

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