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The St. Louis Cardinals (40-37) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves (43-33) when the teams meet at 7:15 PM ET on Wednesday. The Braves are -127 favorites to prevent the Cardinals from completing the sweep. Atlanta’s Bryce Elder gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Matthew Liberatore.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $35.75
Braves to win vs Cardinals -127
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-127)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+107)
- Over/under: 7.5
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 66 games this year and have walked away with the win 39 times (59.1%) in those games.
- This year Atlanta has won 37 of 59 games when listed as at least -127 on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 55.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Cardinals have a 19-20 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.7% of those games).
- St. Louis is 9-16 (winning just 36% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +107 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 48.3%.
Braves vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .314 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Atlanta hitters this season.
- Ozuna is fourth in homers and third in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .258 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
- Brendan Donovan has put up a team-high 39 runs batted in.
- Donovan ranks 101st in homers and 55th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Alec Burleson has nine doubles, 12 home runs and 10 walks while batting .289.
Braves vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- 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 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB.
- St. Louis’ 3.93 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.254).