Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals Game Prediction, Odds and Preview - 10/09/2022

by James Q

Saturday, Oct 08, 2022

Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals Game Prediction, Odds and Preview - 10/09/2022

(if Necessary Game 3)

Game Time: 8:37 pm ET, Sunday, October 9th, 2022
Venue: Busch Stadium, St Louis, Missouri
Where to Watch: ESPN OR ESPN 2

Opening MLB Odds at USA Sportsbooks

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Season Record

Phillies: 87-75, 3rd place NL East
Cardinals: 93-69, 1st place NL Central

The Winner of this Wild Card series gets the Los Angeles Dodgers where either of them will be eaten alive.  However if the Dodgers had to choose an opponent they would very much want the Philadelphia Phillies.  Wait?... Aren’t the Phillies good?... No.  But then why would the Dodgers want the Cardinals… because the Cardinals have Albert Pujols who briefly played with the Dodgers last season and the Dodgers dugout can’t help but root for the big lug when he is at the plate. The Philadelphia Phillies got game 1 of this series.  It was a shocking home upset for the Cardinals that should not have been shocking at all.  The Phillies are good.  For this series to even make the game 3 set for this prediction… The Cardinals MUST win Game 2 on Saturday.  Otherwise this best 2 out of 3 series will be over and the next round will be set.  The Cardinals however have an entire season laying on Game 2… If they have the right amount of pride on their home field?... They will dig in and get the win.  

The Philadelphia Phillies finished the season with good numbers at the plate and average numbers from the mound. At the plate the Phillies have Kyle Schwarber, JT Realmuto, and Bryce Harper smacking the ball around the diamond. The Phillies for years have been a team if health had gone their way… and had they not let a few gems slip through their fingers… would have been perennial contenders.  Instead they are frequent Wild Card Baba Booeys who often face the much better team as they get promptly eliminated.  If I were a betting man and I am… I would not bet much on a team this wildly inconsistent… and I don’t.

The St Louis Cardinals had a great feeling over the last month of the season.  They got to watch Albert Pujols… their star a decade ago… rejoin the team to finish his career.  In that rejoinder Albert put up great numbers and passed the magical number of home runs for a career (700). It's beyond mind-boggling where Albert’s numbers would be if he had never left 11 seasons ago. Albert toiled through a ten year pact with the Los Angeles Angels where he was unsupported, ineffective, and uninspired.  Had he stayed for less money there may be the odd chance that he would be the all-time king flirting with 800 home runs… If you think that is crazy then you have not done the math on Pujols in Cardinal Red… It is otherworldly.  The man rejoined the Cardinals, as a much older man,  and jumped 30% across the board!  Pujols will be in the Hall of Fame in Cardinal Red… he should have never made that a doubt.


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Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals Review and Analysis

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Offensive Analysis

The Phillies finished the season 7th in runs per game with 4.61 per game, 8th in batting average with .253, and 11th in OBP with .317.

The Cardinals finished the season 5th in scoring with 4.77 per game, 10th in batting average with .252, and 4th in OBP with .325.  They have a powerful offense.

Defensive Analysis

The Phillies pitchers ended the season 18th in ERA with 3.97, 14th in WHIP with 1.26, and the fielders finished 3rd in errors with only 69 per season.

The Cardinals pitchers finished the season 10th in ERA with 3.79, 16th in Whip, and the fielders finished the season absolutely the best in errors with only 66 on the season.
 

Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction


Our prediction for Sunday, October 9th is… Phillies 6 - Cardinals 3

If we get to a Game 3 in this series that means the Cardinals won Game 2… If that happens then the pressure lands on Bryce Harper to finally have a big postseason game which he is most capable of.  If we get here, bet on the Phillies ATS to maximize your return.

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MLB Betting Trends

(will update if necessary)

Players to Watch 


Both teams' pitchers will be TBD… We will update if this game is necessary.

Starting Lineups

Phillies: LF Kyle Scwarber, 1B Rhys Hoskins, C JT Realmuto, DH Bryce Harper, RF Nick Castellanos, 3B Alec Bohm, 2B Jean Segura, SS Bryson Stott, CF Matt Vierling



James Q

About the Author:

James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.

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