Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 20, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (53-42) will look to Travis d’Arnaud, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (50-46) Saturday at 7:20 PM ET on BSSE. The Braves are -143 favorites for the contest, according to bookmakers. Bryce Elder will get the ball for Atlanta while St. Louis will counter with Sonny Gray.

Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-143)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+121)
• Over/under: 8

Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Braves have been victorious in 48, or 58.5%, of the 82 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Atlanta has won 35 of 57 games when listed as at least -143 on the moneyline.
• The Braves have an implied victory probability of 58.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 45 total times this season. They’ve gone 22-23 in those games.
• St. Louis is 4-11 (winning just 26.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +121 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 45.2%.

Braves vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna is batting .303 with 26 home runs and 77 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Ozuna’s home runs rank him fourth in MLB, and he is third in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 90 hits this season and has an OBP of .312. He’s slugging .410 on the year.
• Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 17 home runs and 53 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .288.
• Among all batters in the majors, Burleson ranks 25th in homers and 34th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .276 with 22 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 29 walks.

Braves vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out 9.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.40 this year, first-best in baseball.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.189 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• St. Louis’ 4.03 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average MLB’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.270).