Braves vs. Cardinals Odds & Betting Predictions - April 3, 2023

Braves at Cardinals

11:45 pm • BSMW

Atlanta Braves

7-7

8 - 4

St. Louis Cardinals

8-10

pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.Woodford			6.23	2-3
C.Morton			3.64	14-12

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Braves 7-7	-1.5+132	o8.5-104	-121
Cardinals 8-10	+1.5-161	u8.5-118	+102

Monday 11:45 p.m.

April 03, 2023

Busch StadiumSt. Louis

ATL -121

Under 12.5+100

Over 8.5-102

ATL -130

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The Cardinals were 22-21 (.512) when their opponents score in the first inning in 2022 -- best in MLB; League Avg: .336.

The Braves are 174-6 (.967) when leading entering the 9th inning since the 2021 season -- 9th best in MLB; League Avg: .954.

The Braves were 21-15 (.583) when allowing 2 or more home runs in 2022 -- best in MLB; League Avg: .293.

Willson Contreras slugged .903 on the first pitch of at-bats last season -- sixth best among hitters with at least 241 total PA's-- 97th Percentile. Charlie Morton allowed a SLG of .754 on the first pitch of at-bats last season -- fourth worst among qualified SPs-- eighth Percentile.

Tommy Edman had a miss rate of only 11% on outside fastballs last season -- sixth best in MLB-- 95th Percentile. Charlie Morton located his fastball away 51% of the time last season -- fourth highest among qualified SPs-- 91st Percentile.

Charlie Morton walked 63 of 728 batters (9%) in 2022 -- tied for 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 6% -- eighth Percentile.

Charlie Morton had a first-pitch strike rate of just 58% (427/732) in 2022 -- 3rd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 63% -- sixth Percentile.

Left-handed batters are hitting .310 (53-for-171) against Jake Woodford since the 2021 season -- 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: .229 -- second Percentile.

Jake Woodford has a strikeout rate of just 32% (74 SO in 231 PAs) with two-strikes since the 2021 season -- 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 45% -- first Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Cardinals are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cardinals are 38-43 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Cardinals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 37 of Cardinals' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	80-82	42-39	38-43	28-49	51-33
Braves	75-87	35-46	40-41	60-71	15-16

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cardinals	74-83-5	37-42-2	37-41-3	39-38	34-45-5
Braves	58-94-10	25-53-3	33-41-7	45-77-9	13-17-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cardinals	83-79	44-37	39-42	39-38	43-41
Braves	89-73	46-35	43-38	76-55	13-18

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 2nd	TOR	W 9-4	-1.5 W	O 8	STL -120
Apr 1st	TOR	W 4-1	+1.5 W	U 8	STL +114
Mar 30th	TOR	L 9-10	+1.5 W	O 7.5	TOR -110
Mar 27th	@BAL	W 8-2	-	O 9	STL -120
Mar 26th	@HOU	L 1-24	+1.5 L	O 9	HOU +146

Ronald Acuna
OF
Acuna is out with knee
Out
Joe Jimenez
P
Jimenez is out with knee
Out
Spencer Strider
P
Strider is out with elbow
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RC.Morton, P	81	5.1	1	3
RN.Anderson, P	28	1.2	4	1
RC. McHugh, P	23	1	1	0
LA.Minter, P	19	1	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1R.Acuna, RF	3-4	2	1	3
2M.Olson, 1B	1-5	1	0	1
3A.Riley, 3B	1-4	1	1	1
4T.d'Arnaud, C	1-5	0	0	1
5M.Harris, CF	1-4	1	0	0
6O.Albies, 2B	1-4	1	1	2
7M.Ozuna, DH	0-2	0	0	0
8E.Rosario, LF	1-3	1	0	0
9O.Arcia, SS	1-4	1	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RJ.Woodford, P	95	4.1	3	6
LZ.Thompson, P	23	1.2	2	0
RJ.Hicks, P	37	2	2	2
LP. Naughton, P	12	1	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1B.Donovan, 2B	0-5	0	0	1
2A.Burleson, LF	1-5	1	0	0
3P.Goldschmidt, 1B	2-4	1	1	1
4N.Arenado, 3B	2-5	0	0	1
5W.Contreras, C	1-5	0	0	0
6N.Gorman, DH	2-3	1	0	0
6D.Carlson, PH	0-1	0	0	0
7T.O'Neill, CF	2-4	1	0	0
8J.Walker, RF	1-4	0	0	1
9T.Edman, SS	1-3	0	0	0