Cardinals vs Phillies Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, May 12

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  • The Phillies are -175 favorites vs the Cardinals
  • Cardinals vs Phillies Over / Under today: 8 Runs
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The St. Louis Cardinals (+145) visit Citizens Bank Park to take on the Philadelphia Phillies (-175) on Monday, May 12, 2025. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm EDT in Philadelphia, PA.

This season, the Cardinals are 21-19 against the spread (ATS), while the Phillies are 20-19 ATS.

Cardinals vs Phillies Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Cardinals starting pitcher: Matthew Liberatore 3-3, 3.08 ERA
  • Phillies starting pitcher: Cristopher Sanchez 4-1, 2.87 ERA

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

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Cardinals+1.5 -155O 8 -105+145
Phillies -1.5 +125U 8 -115-175

Cardinals vs Phillies Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Phillies will win Monday‘s MLB game with 61.0% 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 Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Cardinals Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Matthew Liberatore has hit the Earned Runs Under in his last 5 games (+5.00 Units / 76% ROI)
  • Pedro Pages has hit the Runs Over in 3 of his last 4 games (+4.00 Units / 100% ROI)
  • Pedro Pages has hit the Hits Over in his last 4 games (+4.00 Units / 60% ROI)
  • Pedro Pages has hit the Total Bases Over in his last 4 games (+4.00 Units / 60% ROI)
  • Pedro Pages has hit the Home Runs Over in 1 of his last 4 away games (+3.90 Units / 98% ROI)

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

Best Phillies Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Kyle Schwarber has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 9 games at home (+9.65 Units / 107% ROI)
  • Trea Turner has hit the Runs Over in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+9.20 Units / 54% ROI)
  • Cristopher Sanchez has hit the Walks Allowed Under in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+7.40 Units / 32% ROI)
  • Kyle Schwarber has hit the Walks Over in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+7.30 Units / 31% ROI)
  • Bryce Harper has hit the Hits Over in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+6.40 Units / 21% ROI)
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  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the Game Total Over in 11 of their last 14 games at home (+7.55 Units / 48% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 8 of their last 10 games at home (+6.55 Units / 34% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 10 of their last 14 games at home (+6.25 Units / 42% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 8 of their last 10 games at home (+5.90 Units / 47% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the Team Total Over in 10 of their last 14 games at home (+5.75 Units / 36% ROI)

Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cardinals are 22-18 against the Run Line (-0.05 Units / -0.09% ROI).

  • 21-19 when betting on the Moneyline for +2 Units / 4.45% ROI
  • 22-16 when betting on the total runs Over for +4.25 Units / 9.66% ROI
  • 16-22 when betting on the total runs Under for -8.4 Units / -19.09% ROI

Phillies Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Phillies are 20-19 against the Run Line (-0.55 Units / -1.15% ROI).

  • 23-16 when betting on the Moneyline for +1.75 Units / 2.85% ROI
  • 18-20 when betting on the total runs Over for -4.05 Units / -9.39% ROI
  • 20-18 when betting on the total runs Under for +0.4 Units / 0.94% ROI

Phillies vs Cardinals Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) 0.5 +270 0.5 -325
Trea Turner (PHI) 0.5 +375 0.5 -500
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 0.5 +400 0.5 -525
J.T. Realmuto (PHI) 0.5 +425 0.5 -625
Weston Wilson (PHI) 0.5 +500 0.5 -700

Phillies vs Cardinals Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Nolan Arenado (STL) 0.5 -275 0.5 +195
J.T. Realmuto (PHI) 0.5 -235 0.5 +180
Masyn Winn (STL) 0.5 -225 0.5 +170
Bryce Harper (PHI) 0.5 -220 0.5 +160
Lars Nootbaar (STL) 0.5 -220 0.5 +165

Phillies vs Cardinals RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Bryce Harper (PHI) 0.5 +140 0.5 -190
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) 0.5 +140 0.5 -190
Trea Turner (PHI) 0.5 +140 0.5 -185
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 0.5 +145 0.5 -190
Nolan Arenado (STL) 0.5 +155 0.5 -210

Phillies vs Cardinals Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Matthew Liberatore (STL) 4.5 -135 4.5 +105
Cristopher Sanchez (PHI) 5.5 +105 5.5 -140

Opposing hitters have a groundball rate of 72% (23/32) against Matthew Liberatore when he’s behind in the count this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 40% — 100th Percentile.

Matthew Liberatore has allowed an OPS of just .277 (33 PA’s) when he’s behind in the count this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .998 — 100th Percentile.

Matthew Liberatore has allowed an OPS of just .277 (33 PA’s) when he’s behind in the count this season — best among among NL Starters; League Avg: 1.003 — 100th Percentile.

Matthew Liberatore has allowed an OPS of just .549 (160 PA’s) this season — best among among NL Starters; League Avg: .688 — 100th Percentile.

Phillies Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Cristopher Sanchez has a first-pitch in-zone of just 2% (21/911) since last season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 5% — fourth Percentile.

Cristopher Sanchez has a in-zone of just 2% (16/1,017) in two strike counts since last season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 4% — fourth Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 58% (380/653) against Cristopher Sanchez since last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43% — 98th Percentile.

Opponents had a groundball rate of 61% (136/221) against Cristopher Sanchez in two-strike counts in the 2024 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45% — 98th Percentile.

Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Phillies

The Cardinals are 91-2 (.978) when leading entering the 9th inning since last season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .950.

The Cardinals are 30-21 (.588) when tied entering the 7th inning since the 2023 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .499.

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.

The Cardinals are just 10-154 (.061) when trailing entering the 8th inning since the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .098.

Phillies Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals

The Phillies were 54-27 (.667) at home in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .521.

The Phillies were 83-15 (.847) when they allowed 4 or fewer runs in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .723.

The Phillies are 36-29 (.554) vs top 10 scoring offenses since last season They play the Cardinals (22nd best runs scored) today.

The Phillies are 67-33 (.670) at home since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .530.

Cardinals hitters are slugging .252 on pitches out of the zone this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .199.

The Cardinals are batting .261 this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .243.

The Cardinals are batting .204 on pitches out of the zone this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .150.

Cardinals hitters have an OBP of .360 (791 PA’s) at home this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .323.

The Phillies batted .307 when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game in the 2024 season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .263.

The Phillies are batting .288 when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game since the 2023 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .264.

Games involving the Phillies have gone OVER in 83% of their games (71.8% ROI) when underdogs in the 2024 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 48%.

Phillies hitters have an OBP of .324 (9,701 PA’s) against RHP since the 2023 season — tied for 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .316.

Cardinals pitchers had a strikeout rate of just 19% in 2023 — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 24% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 25%.

Batters facing the Cardinals pitchers have struck out in the zone 46% of the time since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%. since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Cardinals pitchers walked 95 of 1,431 batters (7%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning in 2023 — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

The Phillies pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in just 21% of their games at home this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 54%.

Opponents had a groundball rate of 46% against Phillies pitchers in the 2024 season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Phillies pitchers have struck out 28% of left-handed batters they faced this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 22%.

Phillies pitchers have a strikeout rate of 48% with two-strikes this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 42%.

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