Atlanta Braves vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/27/2022

Game Time: 7:15 pm ET, Saturday, August 27, 2022

Venue:  Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Cardinals -115; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Cardinals -115; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Cardinals -115; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Atlanta Braves:  78-48 (2nd place, NL East)

St Louis Cardinals:  72-53 (1st place, NL Central)

 

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Atlanta Braves:  8-2 last 10

St Louis Cardinals:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Braves enter this game on a 3 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 completing the sweep in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 78-48 record overall and have a road record of 36-24. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Cardinals on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .761 OPS. Spencer Strider is their starting pitcher on Friday while Charlie Morton is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 6-5 with a 3.99 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 11 Ks on 5 hits through 6 IP against the Houston Astros. 

 

The Cardinals won 2 of their last 3 games and enter this game off of a win. They won their last series against the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in a 5-game series. They enter this game with a 72-53 record overall and have a home record of 40-21. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Braves on Saturday with the 1st game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 3rd in the MLB with a .757 OPS. José Quintana is their starting pitcher on Friday while Jordan Montgomery is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 7-3 with a 3.08 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 7 Ks on 1 hits through 9 IP against the Chicago Cubs.

The current betting odds have the Cardinals listed as a slight favorite in this game. The Cardinals have been very hot in their games over the last week, they stumbled a little in their last series with the Cubs but they still scored a lot of runs in the series overall and their pitching has been very good in these games as well. The Braves are also very hot right now as they have been winning a lot of their games with a ton of offense and great pitching as well. This could be a game that turns into a pitching duel and if that is the case then the edge is with the Cardinals here. They have Montgomery starting here and he has been nothing but great since coming to the Cardinals, allowing just 1 run in his 4 starts and he is even coming off of a start where he pitched all 9 innings and allowed no runs just 1 hit. Morton is starting for the Braves here and he has not been great this season, nothing like the pitcher he used to be in previous years as he has been allowing a lot of runs this season. Both of these teams have very hot offenses right now so this is going to come down to pitching and the Cardinals have that edge. The best way to place a bet here is on the Cardinals to win this game.

 

Braves Cardinals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, August 27, 2022 (7:15 pm ET start time) is Cardinals 2 Braves 1.

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Atlanta Braves: 18-25 (-7.6 Units) ML on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5. 9-16 (-6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 19-10 UNDER against NL Central opponents.

St Louis Cardinals: 72-53 (+13 Units) ML in all games. 40-21 (+13.8 Units) ML in home games. 39-20 UNDER against NL East opponents.

 

 

Atlanta Braves:  O. Arcia (SS) Mid Sept - Hamstring. A. Duvall (LF) out for season - Wrist. O. Albies (2B) Early Sept - Foot.

St Louis Cardinals:  S. Matz (SP) Mid Sept - Knee. J. Flaherty (SP) Late Sept - Shoulder. D. VerHagen (RP) out for season - Hip.

 

 

 

"I've never finished a game in the big leagues, so I would have loved to have gotten that. But runs are cool too, especially grand slams." - Kyle Wright after their win against the Pirates on Wednesday.

 

 

"This guy has beat up on this club for a lot of years, and I wanted him to taste it one more time." - Oliver Marmol after his team’s win against the Cubs on Thursday.

 

 

 

Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

Austin Riley (R) 3B

Matt Olson (L) 1B

William Contreras (R) C

Eddie Rosario (L) DH

Vaughn Grissom (R) 2B

Michael Harris II (L) CF

Robbie Grossman (S) LF

 

Lars Nootbaar (Z) DH

Brendan Donovan (Z) RF

Paul Goldschmidt (D) 1B

Corey Dickerson (Z) LF

Nolan Gorman (Z) 2B

Tyler O'Neill (D) CF

Tommy Edman (A) 3B

Paul DeJong (D) SS

Andrew Knizner (D) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Chadwick Tromp (.750)

Hits:  Dansby Swanson (143)

Home Runs:  Austin Riley (31)

RBI:  Matt Olson (87)

Stolen Bases:  Ronald Acuna (25)

Wins:  Kyle Wright (16)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (29)

ERA:  William Woods (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Paul Goldschmidt (.339)

Hits:  Paul Goldschmidt (151)

Home Runs:  Paul Goldschmidt (33)

RBI:  Paul Goldschmidt (105)

Stolen Bases:  Tommy Edman (25)

Wins:  Miles Mikolas (10)

Saves:  Giovanny Gallegos (12)

ERA:  James Naile (0.00)

 

Managers:

Atlanta Braves: Brian Snitker (7th season)

St Louis Cardinals: Oliver Marmol (1st season)