GAME: #911 Braves @ #912 Cardinals
DATE: 8/5/2021 – 8:15 p EST
ODDS: Braves -115 / Cardinals +105
O/U: 9 -110 / -110
The Saint Louis Cardinals (53-54) host the Atlanta Braves (54-54) at Busch Stadium on Thursday at 8:15 pm EST.
WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)
BATTER VS PITCHER(dailybaseballdata.com)
STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)
TRENDS (covers.com)
ATLANTA
- The Braves are 5-0 in their last 5 games as a road favorite.
- Braves are 1-9 in their last 10 games following a win.
- Braves are 7-1 in their last 8 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
- Over is 6-1-1 in Braves’ last 8 during game 3 of a series.
SAINT LOUIS
- Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series.
- Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 7-1 in the Cardinals’ last 8 Thursday games.
- Cardinals are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. National League East.
- Under is 4-1 in the Cardinals’ last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Braves are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
- Braves are 9-2 in the last 11 meetings in St. Louis.
- Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis.
BRAVES VS CARDINALS PREDICTION
The Braves have taken the first two games of this series, winning the opener 6-1 and again yesterday 7-4. The Braves have now won three of their last four and only trail the first-place Mets by 2.5-games. In tonight’s series finale, Atlanta starts righty Touki Toussaint (1-2, 4.76 ERA), and St. Louis counters with lefty Wade LeBlanc (0-1, 3.15 ERA). This line opened at a virtual pick’em with both sides listed at -105. The public is split, but respected money has sided with Atlanta to complete the sweep, driving the Braves up from -105 to -115. Short road favorites -150 or less coming off a win are 120-85 (59%) this season. Atlanta is hitting .243, which ranks 13th in MLB and the Cardinals are hitting .234, which ranks 22nd. Atlanta is 5-1 against St. Louis this season. As disappointing of a season as it has been for the Braves, they are still better than this Cardinals team that is struggling in pretty much every facet at the moment. The Cardinals’ pitching staff is bad, top to bottom right now, and the Braves’ offense will hit enough to pick up another win here.
The Bookie: Braves -115 / Over 9 -110
Fade the Public: Cardinals / Under
Sharp Action: Cardinals / Over