The St. Louis Cardinals (40-37) roll into Tuesday’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves (43-33) looking to extend a four-game winning streak. The contest starts at 7:45 PM ET on BSMW with the Braves listed as -136 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Cardinals’ streak. Atlanta’s Reynaldo Lopez gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.71
Braves to win vs Cardinals -136
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-136)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+115)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Braves have been victorious in 39, or 59.1%, of the 66 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Atlanta has a record of 32-19 when favored by -136 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 57.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Cardinals have gone 19-20 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.7% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer, St. Louis has a 6-14 record (winning just 30% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cardinals a 46.5% chance to win.
Braves vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .314 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI. All three of those stats lead Atlanta hitters this season.
- Ozuna is fourth in homers and third in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Ozzie Albies has 71 hits and an OBP of .316 to go with a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
- Brendan Donovan has accumulated a team-best 39 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Donovan’s home run total puts him 99th, and his RBI total ranks 49th.
- Alec Burleson has nine doubles, 12 home runs and 10 walks while batting .289.
Braves vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
- The Braves have the eighth-best ERA (3.60) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined 1.220 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis has a 3.93 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.254).