Data Skrive:
The St. Louis Cardinals (38-37) will lean on Alec Burleson, following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves (42-32) on Monday at 7:45 PM ET on BSSO. The Cardinals are +108 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers. Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach and St. Louis’ Lance Lynn have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.87
Braves to win vs Cardinals -126
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-126)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Braves have won in 39, or 60%, of the 65 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Atlanta has a record of 37-22 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -126 or more on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 55.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Cardinals have won 18 of the 38 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (47.4%).
- St. Louis has gone 9-15 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer (37.5%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cardinals a 48.1% chance to win.
Braves vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .312 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Atlanta hitters this season.
- Among all batters in MLB, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him fourth and his RBI tally places him third.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .262 with an OBP of .321 and a slugging percentage of .416 this season.
- Brendan Donovan paces the Cardinals with 37 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in the majors, Donovan is 94th in homers and 56th in RBI.
- Burleson has eight doubles, 12 home runs and 10 walks while batting .281.
Braves vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
- Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.63 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- Braves pitchers have a 1.224 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- The Cardinals pitching staff is 21st in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.95).
- The Cardinals average MLB’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.265).