In our MLB predictions for Thursday, July 7, we bring you the best Cardinals vs Braves betting pick and odds. St. Louis and Atlanta close down their four-game series at Truist Park, and the Braves are firm home favorites to grab another win over the Cardinals. Wednesday night’s clash has been excluded from the analysis, while the Braves have defeated the Cards in the first two contests of the series, 6-3 and 7-1.
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Cardinals vs Braves Betting Pick
This game will be played at Truist Park at 7:20 PM ET on Thursday, July 7, 2022.
Why Bet The Braves:
✅ Matthew Liberatore will take the hill for the Cardinals, and the 22-year-old rookie left-hander has struggled through his first five major-league starts (20.2 innings pitched). Liberatore carries a 2-1 record with a pedestrian 5.66 ERA, 5.49 FIP, and 1.79 WHIP. Last Saturday, he was shelled for five earned runs on seven hits across 2.2 frames in a no-decision against the Philadelphia Phillies.
✅ Spencer Strider will get the ball for the Braves, and the 23-year-old flamethrowing righty ranks in the 99th percentile in strikeout percentage and 85th percentile in xwOBA. Strider is 4-2 with a sharp 2.87 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in seven starts and 11 relief appearances (59.2 innings) in 2022. Last Saturday, he fanned 11 across six innings of a one-run ball in a 4-1 victory at the Cincinnati Reds.
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✅ The Braves are killing it against the lefties, posting a .259/.331/.465 slash line across 775 at-bats against the left-handed pitchers in 2022. Also, they own a 132 OPS+ versus the left-handed starters this season.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals dropped to 44-39 on the season following Tuesday’s 7-1 defeat at Truist Park. It was their third loss in a row and fifth in their previous six contests. The Cards were sitting at the second spot in the NL Central, three games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.
St. Louis has scored 50 runs over its previous 13 outings while hitting .241/.303/.432 with 17 home runs and 26 extra-base hits across 431 at-bats. On the pitching side of things, the Cardinals have compiled a 4.30 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and .263 opposing batting average in that 13-game stretch.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves improved their record to 48-34 for the season following Tuesday’s victory over St. Louis. Atlanta has gone 4-1 in its last five games overall and 9-4 in its previous 13 showings at any location. The Braves were second in the NL East on Wednesday, trailing the New York Mets by 2.5 games.
The reigning champions are slashing .258/.319/.443 with 19 homers and 25 doubles in their previous 13 contests. They’ve also registered a 3.54 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and .237 batting average against.