Atlanta Braves vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction, Pick and Preview, July 6 (7/6): MLB
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- Jul 6, 2022, 6:50:01 AM
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Odds
| Time | 7:20 p.m. EST |
| Cardinals money line | +148 |
| Cardinals run line | +1.5 (-125) |
| Braves money line | -180 |
| Braves run line | -1.5 (+105) |
| Over / under | 8.5 |
Key stats
| St Louis Cardinals | Atlanta Braves | |
| Record | 44-39 | 48-34 |
| Home / home record | 20-23 | 26-17 |
| Last 10 record | 4-6 | 7-3 |
| Streak | L3 | W2 |
| Over / under record | 40-39-4 | 41-38-3 |
| Runs / game | 4.73 | 4.73 |
| Runs allowed / game | 3.93 | 4.11 |
Preview
The Atlanta Braves and the St Louis Cardinals will play the 3rd game of the series at the Truist Park on Wednesday. The Braves beat the Cards again 7-1 in the second game of the series. Anderson allowed one run in five innings, Austin Riley homered and drove in three runs.
St Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals get here with a 44-39 record and have lost 5 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 4.7 runs and and they're batting for .253 AVG, have 383 runs scored in 697 hits and 88 home runs, ranking #8 in offense in the league behind the Boston Red Sox. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team with 19 home runs and batting for .341 AVG with 65 RBI so far.
Defensively they are allowing 3.9 runs per game and rank #8 in the league. Miles Mikolas leads the pitching staff with a 2.61 ERA, 79 strikeouts and 5 wins recorded with the Cards.
Probable Pitcher: Miles Mikolas (5-6, 2.61 ERA)
Mikolas will take the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Cardinals. Mikolas took the loss for the Cardinals in a 5-3 loss to the Phillies on Friday, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks in 5.1 innings. He got one out. He has a record of 1-2 with an ERA of 2.61 and 16 strikeouts in 4 appearances versus the Braves in his career.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves get here with a 46-32 record and have won 5 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 4.7 runs per game. They're batting for .248 AVG, 378 runs scored in 674 hits and 122 home runs, ranking #9 in offense in the league behind the St Louis Cardinals. Austin Riley is leading the team with 20 home runs and 48 RBI while Dansby Swanson has the better batting average with .301.
Defensively they are allowing 4.1 runs per game and rank #11 in the league. Kyle Wright pitched 4 scoreless innings against the Cards. He leads the pitching staff with a 2.91 ERA, 98 strikeouts and 9 wins recorded with the Braves.
Probable Pitcher: Max Fried (8-2, 2.66 ERA)
Fried will be on the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Braves. Fried earned the victory over the Reds on Friday, allowing one run on five hits over seven innings. He did not walk a batter while he struck out four. He is 3-0 with an ERA of 0.44 and 25 strikeouts in 4 appearances against the Cardinals in his career.
BETTING TRENDS
St. Louis Cardinals are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
St. Louis Cardinals are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta.
Atlanta Braves are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 15 games against an opponent in the National League.
Prediction
The Cardinals have now lost 5 of their last 6 games and 6 straight against the Braves. They'll now have to face the Braves ace Max Fried who has absolutely dominated them. Mikolas will start for the Cards who has also been great against the Braves so expect a great pitching duel on this game and even when I like the Braves to win this game I think the best play is the under.
PICK: Under 8.5 (-110)
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