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The St. Louis Cardinals (39-37) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they host the Atlanta Braves (43-32) Monday at 7:45 PM ET on BSSO. Bookmakers consider the Braves to be -124 favorites, while the Cardinals are +104 underdogs to keep their streak alive.
Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach and St. Louis’ Lance Lynn have been named the starters for this contest.
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Braves and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Braves have been the moneyline favorite 66 total times this season. They’ve finished 40-26 in those games.
Atlanta has gone 37-24 (winning 60.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -124 or shorter.
The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs 38 times this season and won 18, or 47.4%, of those games.
St. Louis is 11-17 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +104 or more on the moneyline.
The Braves have had an over/under set by bookmakers 75 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 28 of those games (28-44-3).
The Cardinals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 33 of their 75 opportunities.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves rank 16th in runs scored with 334, 4.5 per game.
Atlanta ranks 13th in MLB action with 85 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Braves are 14th in the majors with a .245 batting average.
Atlanta’s 8.8 strikeouts per game rank 19th in baseball.
The nine strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Braves pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
Atlanta’s 3.59 team ERA ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored the 24th-most runs in the league this season with 307 (four per game).
St. Louis’ 77 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
The Cardinals’ .239 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
St. Louis ranks 18th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
The Cardinals have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
St. Louis has the 14th-ranked ERA (3.94) in the majors this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will send Schwellenbach (1-2) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 4.98 ERA and 19 strikeouts through 21 2/3 innings pitched.
Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 64 and his batting average of .314 is also best on his team.
Ozzie Albies is batting .262 with an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .413 this season.
Matt Olson has collected 69 base hits, an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
Austin Riley is batting .247 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Lynn (2-3) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 16th start of the season.
Brendan Donovan has collected a team-best 38 runs batted in.
Alec Burleson has eight doubles, 12 home runs and 10 walks while batting .285.
Masyn Winn leads the Cardinals with a team-high batting average of .299.
Nolan Arenado is batting .257 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 21 walks.
Braves and Cardinals Injuries
Braves: Michael Harris II: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 15 Day IL (Hip), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Jimmy Herget: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Raymond Kerr: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuña Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Cardinals: Iván Herrera: 10 Day IL (Back), Lars Nootbaar: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Nick Robertson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Nolan Arenado: day-to-day (Forearm), Kyle Gibson: day-to-day (Back)
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