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The St. Louis Cardinals (+185) visit Citizens Bank Park to take on the Philadelphia Phillies (-225) on August 23, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 pm in Philadelphia, PA.

This season, the Cardinals are against the spread (ATS), while the Phillies are ATS.

Cardinals vs Phillies Starting Pitchers Today:

• Cardinals starting pitcher: Kyle Leahy 10-4, 3.26 ERA
• Phillies starting pitcher: Cristopher Sanchez 16-4, 2.50 ERA

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

Cardinals vs Phillies Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Phillies will win Sunday‘s MLB game with 61.3% 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 Cardinals players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Cardinals Player Prop Bets Today:

• Everson Pereira has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 6 games (+15.50 Units / 258% ROI)
• Blaze Jordan has hit the Total Bases Over in 13 of his last 15 away games (+11.15 Units / 49% ROI)
• Kyle Leahy has hit the Earned Runs Under in his last 10 games (+10.00 Units / 69% ROI)
• Jordan Walker has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 18 of his last 25 away games (+9.75 Units / 32% ROI)
• Blaze Jordan has hit the Hits Over in 13 of his last 15 away games (+9.20 Units / 35% ROI)

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

Best Phillies Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Bryce Harper has hit the Walks Over in 17 of his last 20 games (+15.85 Units / 76% ROI)
• Luis Arraez has hit the Hits Over in 15 of his last 25 games at home (+14.30 Units / 57% ROI)
• Luis Arraez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 20 of his last 25 games at home (+14.15 Units / 40% ROI)
• Luis Arraez has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 10 games at home (+13.00 Units / 130% ROI)
• Bryce Harper has hit the Singles Under in 19 of his last 25 games at home (+11.65 Units / 36% ROI)

Cardinals Best Bets Today:

• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 27 of their last 50 away games (+14.60 Units / 28% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 34 of their last 50 away games (+14.50 Units / 24% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 25 of their last 40 games (+7.10 Units / 14% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Moneyline in 12 of their last 20 games (+6.65 Units / 29% ROI)
• The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Under in 28 of their last 50 games (+6.05 Units / 11% ROI)

Phillies Best Bets Today:

• The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the Game Total Over in 16 of their last 25 games (+9.35 Units / 34% ROI)
• The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the Moneyline in their last 8 games (+8.00 Units / 57% ROI)
• The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the Team Total Over in 16 of their last 25 games (+6.45 Units / 23% ROI)
• The Philadelphia Phillies have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 21 of their last 35 games at home (+5.25 Units / 13% ROI)
• The Philadelphia Phillies have covered the Run Line in 6 of their last 8 games (+5.20 Units / 61% ROI)

Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cardinals are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• away moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• away total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• away total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Phillies Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Phillies are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• home moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• home total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• home total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Phillies vs Cardinals Home Run Prop Bets Today

Phillies vs Cardinals Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Phillies vs Cardinals Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Phillies

The Cardinals are just 5-46 (.098) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

The Cardinals are just 13-23 (.361) when tied entering the 8th inning since the 2025 season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Cardinals are just 12-114 (.095) when trailing entering the 7th inning since the 2025 season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB.

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.

Phillies Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals

The Phillies are 13-47 (.217) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — 3rd best in MLB.

The Phillies are 18-39 (.316) when allowing 5 or more runs this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Phillies are 41-5 (.891) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Phillies are just 8-24 (.250) when their opponents score in the first inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cardinals Hitting Stats & Trends

Cardinals hitters have struck out in just 19% of their PA’s against LHP this season — tied for 2nd best in MLB.

Cardinals hitters have an OPS of just .669 (2,411 PA’s) at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cardinals hitters are slugging just .362 at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Cardinals hitters have 230 extra-base hits out of 740 total hits (just 31%) against RHP this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Phillies Hitting Stats & Trends

Phillies hitters have an OPS of 1.241 (903 PA’s) with the pitcher behind in the count this season — best in MLB.

Phillies hitters are slugging .731 with the pitcher behind in the count this season — best in MLB.

Phillies hitters have 120 extra-base hits out of 238 total hits (50%) with the pitcher behind in the count this season — best in MLB.

Phillies hitters are slugging .462 with runners in scoring position this season — best in MLB.

Cardinals Pitching Stats & Trends

The Cardinals pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in just 32% of their games on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Cardinals pitchers this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

Cardinals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 39% with two-strikes this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 45% against Cardinals pitchers this season — tied for 4th highest in MLB.

Phillies Pitching Stats & Trends

Phillies pitchers have a strikeout rate of 27% versus hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order this season — best in MLB.

Phillies pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 87.7 MPH (3,053 batted balls) this season — best in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 28% against Phillies pitchers this season — best in MLB.

Phillies pitchers have a strikeout rate of 26% with runners in scoring position this season — best in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

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

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