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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Truist Park.
Right hander Miles Mikolas will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Mikolas is 5-6 this season with a 2.61 ERA.
It'll be Max Fried toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Left hander Fried is 8-2 with a 2.66 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Braves as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Atlanta was a 7-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Cardinals. They won as -140 favorites, while the total score of 8 made winners of UNDER bettors.
St. Louis lost its last outing, a 7-1 result against the Braves on July 05. Bettors who backed the Braves at -140 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
St. Louis:
Team record: 44-39 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games
Atlanta:
Team record: 48-34 SU
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Atlanta Thursday, July 7