Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 1, 2026

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The Atlanta Braves (49-34) take a three-game losing streak into a home contest against the St. Louis Cardinals (44-38) on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Braves are favored (-138) to halt their streak against the underdog Cardinals (+114). Atlanta has Reynaldo Lopez starting things off, while St. Louis will send out Michael McGreevy.

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Braves to win vs Cardinals -138

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Braves vs. Cardinals betting lines

  • Favorite: Braves (-138)
  • Underdog: Cardinals (+114)
  • Over/under: 9

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

  • The Braves have gone 40-22 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.5% of those games).
  • Atlanta has a record of 24-14 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -138 or shorter (63.2% winning percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Braves a 58% chance to win.
  • Atlanta has played in 82 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 38 times (38-39-5).
  • The Braves have gone 43-39-0 against the spread this season.

Braves hitting info

  • Matt Olson paces the Braves with 20 home runs and 52 runs batted in.
  • Olson’s home runs rank ninth in MLB and he ranks 23rd in RBI in MLB.
  • Olson has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with three doubles and a walk.
  • Ozzie Albies is batting .274 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 24 walks.
  • Albies ranks 70th in homers and 39th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Mauricio Dubon is hitting .267 with 17 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 20 walks.
  • Dubon has hit safely in eight games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .317 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
  • Michael Harris II has a club-high .294 batting average.

Braves pitching rankings

  • The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Braves pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
  • Atlanta’s 3.44 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Braves pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in the majors (1.212).
  • Braves pitchers combine to surrender 88 home runs (1.1 per game), the 10th-fewest in MLB.
  • Atlanta fell to the Cardinals 5-3 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

  • This season, the Cardinals have won 29 out of the 58 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • St. Louis is 15-16 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 46.7% chance to win.
  • St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 82 games with a total this season.
  • The Cardinals are 48-34-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

  • Alec Burleson has been key for St. Louis with 13 home runs, 57 RBI and a batting average of .279 this season.
  • Among all hitters in the majors, Burleson’s home run total is 55th, and his RBI total is 10th.
  • Jordan Walker leads St. Louis in batting average (.288), home runs (18) and runs batted in (58) this season.
  • Walker is 20th in home runs and seventh in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
  • Ivan Herrera is slashing .252/.392/.403 this season for the Cardinals.
  • JJ Wetherholt has 80 hits and an OBP of .358 to go with a slugging percentage of .405 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

  • The Cardinals have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
  • St. Louis has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.25) in the majors this season.
  • The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.348 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
  • The Cardinals have given up the 12th-fewest long balls so far this season with 89 home runs allowed.
  • St. Louis pitchers struck out 12 Braves batters while allowing six hits in a 5-3 win last time out.
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