• The Cardinals are -130 favorites vs the Braves
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The Atlanta Braves (+105) visit Busch Stadium to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (-130) on July 12, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 2:15 pm in St. Louis, MO.

This season, the Braves are 54-40 against the spread (ATS), while the Cardinals are 55-37 ATS.

Braves vs Cardinals Starting Pitchers Today:

• Braves starting pitcher: JR Ritchie 1-2, 4.60 ERA
• Cardinals starting pitcher: Dustin May 5-6, 4.61 ERA

Braves vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Braves vs Cardinals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cardinals will win Sunday‘s MLB game with 55.3% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Braves players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Braves Player Prop Bets Today:

• Drake Baldwin has hit the Hits Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+16.85 Units / 49% ROI)
• Matt Olson has hit the RBIs Under in 21 of his last 25 games (+13.75 Units / 28% ROI)
• Drake Baldwin has hit the Total Bases Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+13.00 Units / 34% ROI)
• Mauricio Dubon has hit the Runs Under in 17 of his last 20 away games (+11.40 Units / 31% ROI)
• Mauricio Dubon has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 8 games (+11.00 Units / 138% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cardinals players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Cardinals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Bryan Torres has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 6 games at home (+19.00 Units / 317% ROI)
• Ivan Herrera has hit the Total Bases Under in 18 of his last 20 games at home (+15.05 Units / 45% ROI)
• Blaze Jordan has hit the Runs Under in 14 of his last 15 games (+12.25 Units / 37% ROI)
• Ivan Herrera has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 16 of his last 20 games at home (+12.05 Units / 54% ROI)
• Ivan Herrera has hit the Hits Under in 13 of his last 20 games at home (+10.45 Units / 36% ROI)

Braves Best Bets Today:

• The Atlanta Braves have hit the Team Total Under in 13 of their last 17 away games (+8.85 Units / 44% ROI)
• The Atlanta Braves have covered the Run Line in 28 of their last 50 away games (+6.25 Units / 10% ROI)
• The Atlanta Braves have hit the Game Total Over in 25 of their last 45 away games (+5.15 Units / 10% ROI)
• The Atlanta Braves have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 8 of their last 11 games (+4.95 Units / 39% ROI)
• The Atlanta Braves have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 16 of their last 25 games (+4.90 Units / 15% ROI)

Cardinals Best Bets Today:

• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Under in 14 of their last 17 games at home (+10.70 Units / 57% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 25 of their last 40 games (+8.90 Units / 19% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Team Total Under in 12 of their last 16 games at home (+8.20 Units / 45% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 25 of their last 40 games (+7.05 Units / 14% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 20 of their last 40 games (+6.05 Units / 13% ROI)

Braves Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Braves are 49-44 against the Run Line (+10.25 Units / 9.56% ROI).

• 54-40 when betting on the Moneyline for +2.3 Units / 1.8% ROI
• 44-44 when betting on the total runs Over for -4.2 Units / -4.04% ROI
• 44-44 when betting on the total runs Under for -3.85 Units / -3.74% ROI

Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cardinals are 55-37 against the Run Line (+6.45 Units / 4.78% ROI).

• 50-44 when betting on the Moneyline for +10.6 Units / 10.55% ROI
• 40-50 when betting on the total runs Over for -15.05 Units / -14.56% ROI
• 50-40 when betting on the total runs Under for +5.85 Units / 5.65% ROI

Cardinals vs Braves Home Run Prop Bets Today

Cardinals vs Braves Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Cardinals vs Braves Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Braves Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals

The Braves are 7-1 (.875) when tied entering the 7th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Braves are 28-6 (.824) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .701.

The Braves are 23-16 (.590) after a loss this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .485.

The Braves are 6-3 (.667) when tied entering the 8th inning this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Braves

The Cardinals are 25-19 (.568) vs top 10 scoring offenses this season Today, they face the Braves (sixth in runs scored).

The Cardinals are just 11-101 (.098) when trailing entering the 7th inning since the 2025 season — tied for 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .128.

The Cardinals are 168-11 (.939) when leading entering the 8th inning since the 2024 season — tied for 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .904.

The Cardinals were 69-1 (.986) when leading entering the 9th inning in the 2024 season — tied for 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .949.

Braves Hitting Stats & Trends

Braves hitters have an OBP of just .302 (1,303 PA’s) against LHP this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

Braves hitters have drawn walks in 7% of their PA’s against LHP this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

Braves hitters have chased 29% pitches with the pitcher behind in the count this season — highest in MLB.

Braves hitters are slugging .249 on pitches out of the zone this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Cardinals Hitting Stats & Trends

Cardinals hitters have struck out in just 17% of their PA’s against LHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Cardinals hitters have an OBP of just .306 (1,848 PA’s) at home this season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB.

Cardinals hitters have an OBP of .331 (1,708 PA’s) on the road this season — tied for 3rd best in MLB.

Cardinals hitters have 73 extra-base hits out of 237 total hits (just 31%) against LHP this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

Braves Pitching Stats & Trends

Braves pitchers have a strikeout rate of 24% with runners in scoring position this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Braves pitchers have an ERA of 3.61 (832.2 IP) this season — tied for 4th best in MLB.

The Braves pitchers have allowed division opponents to score first in 63% of their games this season — 4th highest in MLB.

Braves pitchers have allowed opponents to score in three different innings in 36% of their games this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

Cardinals Pitching Stats & Trends

Cardinals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 20% this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Cardinals pitchers this season — tied for highest in MLB.

The Cardinals pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 89.9 MPH this season (2,464 balls in play) — highest in MLB

Cardinals pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 89.9 MPH (2,464 batted balls) this season — highest in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

• Home Run Predictions Today
• Best NRFI Bets Today
• Strikeout Props Today
• MLB Starting Pitchers Today

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