Cardinals vs. Braves Thursday Prediction
The Cardinals and Braves will play the rubber match of their series on Thursday night at 7:20 p.m. ET from SunTrust Park. With Adam Wainwright on the bump pitching in his home state, will St. Louis pull off the small upset?
Game Snapshot & Odds
957 St. Louis Cardinals (+100) at 958 Atlanta Braves (-110); 10 runs
Thursday, May 16, 2019
7:20 p.m. ET, SunTrust Park, Atlanta, GA
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Public Betting Trends
According to our MLB Public Betting Chart page, 51% of the betting tickets are on the Braves to beat the Cardinals on the moneyline.
St. Louis Cardinals Fantasy Spin
Matt Carpenter went 0-for-2 with a walk Wednesday to drop his average back under .200. Carpenter is 10-for-52 with one homer and two doubles in May. This is about the time that he started to turn it on last year — he was actually hitting .140/.286/.272 on May 15, 2018 — so owners can keep their fingers crossed.
Atlanta Braves Fantasy Spin
Austin Riley hit a solo homer off Michael Wacha in his major league debut Wednesday against the Cardinals. The homer came in his second big-league at-bat. He also struck out and flew out before being lifted for defensive purposes. That cost him an at-bat, but it helped the Braves; Charlie Culberson hit a two-run homer after taking over in left field.
MLB Betting Trends
St. Louis
The Cardinals are now 1-5 in their last six road games.
Atlanta
The Braves are 4-1 in their last five games overall.
Prediction:
The Cardinals are incredibly streaky offensively but I’m going to back them tonight. Wainwright is pitching in his home state against the team that drafted him. The Cardinals are 5-1 in Wainwright’s last six road starts versus the Braves and are 4-1 in his last five outings versus Atlanta overall. The Cardinals have also beaten the Braves nine out of the last 11 meetings in Atlanta.
The Pick: St. Louis Cardinals +100