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The St. Louis Cardinals (51-47) and Atlanta Braves (54-43) meet Sunday for the finale of a 4-game series. First pitch from Truist Park is set for 1:35 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Braves odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: St. Louis leads 3-2
Atlanta beat St. Louis 3-2 in 10 innings in game 1 of a doubleheader Saturday while covering as a -134 home favorite. 2B Ozzie Albies hit the walk off sacrifice fly to give the Braves the win.
St. Louis picked up a 9-5 win in Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader while covering as a -120 road favorite. The Cardinals scored 3 runs in the 9th to cushion their lead and survive a comeback attempt by the Braves.
Cardinals at Braves projected starters
RHP Miles Mikolas vs. RHP Spencer Schwellenbach
Mikolas (7-8, 5.13 ERA) makes his 21st start. He has a 1.22 WHIP, 1.4 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 in 112 1/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 5 1/3 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 2 K in an 8-3 loss vs. Chicago Cubs Sunday
- Career vs. Atlanta: 2-4, 3.89 ERA (39 1/3 IP, 17 ER), 41 H, 9 BB, 28 K in 7 appearances (6 starts)
Schwellenbach (3-4, 4.43 ERA) makes his 9th start. The rookie has a 1.16 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 8.3 K/9 in 44 2/3 IP.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K in a 6-1 win at San Diego Padres on July 12
- Career vs. St. Louis: 0-1, 7.20 ERA (5 IP, 4 ER), 8 H, 0 BB, 6 K in 1 start
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Cardinals at Braves odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 11:48 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cardinals +132 (bet $100 to win $132) | Braves -156 (bet $156 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-166) | Braves -1.5 (+138)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -122 | U: +100)
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Cardinals at Braves picks and predictions
Prediction
Cardinals 6, Braves 3
Moneyline
LEAN CARDINALS (+132).
St. Louis is 3-1 in its last 4 games and is 2-1 in its last 3 matchups vs. Atlanta. The Cardinals are also 3-2 in their last 5 meetings with the Braves in Atlanta.
This is a lean because the Braves are 6-4 in their last 10 overall while the Cardinals are 5-5 over that span and the teams have split their last 10 meetings.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I like the Cardinals to cover here as +1.5 (-166) underdogs because of how well they have played the Braves this season, but with the line set so heavily they are not worth the risk of betting on here. Bet on the plu moneyline and/or total instead.
Over/Under
BET OVER 8.5 (-122).
The Over has hit in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 overall and is 7-3 in its last 10 outings. For Atlanta, the Over is 2-1 in its last 3 games. The Over has also hit in 4 of the last 5 meetings in Atlanta.
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