The St. Louis Cardinals are playing host to the Atlanta Braves at Busch Stadium. This NL showdown will begin at 8:15 p.m. ET and fans hoping to watch it can tune in to FOX Sports South.
Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Vegas is listing St. Louis (-145) as the favorite over Atlanta (+135). The total sits at 8.5 runs and bettors can wager on the over for +100 and the under for -120. Gamblers can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds standing at -160 for the Braves +1.5 runs and +140 for the Cardinals -1.5 runs.
The Cardinals are 42-37 straight up (SU) and 39-40 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 4.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.0 units (ATS). The Braves are 45-34 SU and have gone 42-36 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 13.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.7 units ATS.
St. Louis games have an over/under record of 32-43-4 so far in 2018. Braves games have gone over 38 times, gone under 36 times and pushed on four occasions.
Julio Teheran will get the start for Atlanta. The right-handed Teheran is 5-5 with a 4.52 ERA and 73 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-1, 7.20 ERA and three strikeouts over five innings).
The Cardinals are sending righty Miles Mikolas (8-2, 2.69 ERA) to the mound. Mikolas has 71 punchouts and 12 walks to his name, as well as a 0.97 WHIP. Mikolas did not pitch in the majors in 2017.
As a unit, St. Louis’ pitchers have given up 4.1 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starters have a 3.36 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.07 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.7 K/9.
The St. Louis offense has put up 4.3 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game over its last 10 games and 5.4 per game over its last five. The team has hit .263/.342/.449 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ offense has been led by Marcell Ozuna, who is slashing .289/.334/.426 with 10 home runs, 44 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Atlanta’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.45 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.60 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.10, along with a WHIP of 1.25 and a K/9 of 9.02.
Braves hitters have slashed .260/.330/.425 on their way to 4.9 runs scored per game this season, including 5.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Atlanta’s offense has been paced by Nick Markakis. Markakis is hitting .326/.392/.482 with eight home runs, 50 RBIs and 46 runs scored.
The Cardinals are coming off of a 5-1 loss against the Indians, while the Braves just dropped a 6-5 game to the Reds.
Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Braves, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The over has hit in three of St. Louis’ last seven games.
The Braves have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have hit 16 over their last 10.
Atlanta has averaged 24.8 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 outings and 25.0 over its last five.
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