This evening, the Yankees will play the first of an interleague series against the Cardinals, out under the arch in St. Louis. The Cardinals come in exactly even at 61-61, but that’s good enough for them to still be just a couple games back of the last NL Wild Card.

The New York Yankees (64-57) visit the St. Louis Cardinals (61-61) Friday for the opener of a 3-game series. First pitch from Busch Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Yankees vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

It appears from the stats that the Yanks Achilles’ heel is their bullpen. The Cardinals somewhat mercurial and ever evolving bullpen has accumulated a tidy 4.1 fWAR so far. Which, by the way, is 7th in the MLB. Comparatively, the Yankees sit at 1.7 fWAR from their cast of relievers. Not good. Bottom third.