St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+105) Atlanta (-125)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (46-34) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (44-37) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +105 while Atlanta is priced at -125. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Andre Pallante and Ian Anderson.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have earned a total of 383 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .320. The Cardinals have earned 139 two-baggers as a team and have hit 88 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 365 runs batted in in addition to 697 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .253. St. Louis is slugging .409 and have struck out 627 times, while drawing a walk on 250 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.80 for the year (11th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 589 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have given up 79 home runs in addition to 318 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 259 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a team over the course of the season.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.3% and has entered the game in 63 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 122 base runners on the season with 32.8% of those runners crossed home plate. Cardinals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 79 times as well as having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 239 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have 35 holds this season (25th in the league). They have earned 18 saves for the season and have blown 10 of 28 chances to get a save.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 2,150 putouts this season, in addition to 852 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and they have twisted 87 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,450 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball.

Pallante (2-3 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.10 and he has gone up against 231 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 51 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 22 free passes. His earned run average is 2.10 (13 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.311. Pallante has pitched in 55 frames and has tallied 33 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Atlanta Braves hold an OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .248 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 749 instances (2nd in the league) and have a total of 674 hits. Atlanta has recorded 122 home runs on the season and 360 runs batted in. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .442 and they average 4.72 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have recorded 151 two-baggers, while taking a walk 236 times as well as scoring 378 runs.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.235 in addition to having a FIP of 3.40 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 621. The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 329 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.74 (297 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.96 (773 strikeouts vs 261 walks). They have conceded 66 dingers and they surrender 4.15 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

Sitting with 97 save situations, the Braves have compiled 52 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Atlanta has called on relievers to enter the contest in 44 save opportunities and they have come away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 93 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of 110 inherited runners. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 253 relievers to the mound this year.

Out of their 6,429 innings played, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Braves have racked up 692 assists, 36 errors and have 2,143 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Anderson has surrendered 205 base knocks while he has totaled 231 strikeouts in 237 innings pitched. Anderson (18-12 record in his career) holds a 3.91 ERA and has surrendered 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 103 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and he has gone up against 1,009 batters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-125)

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