Phillies vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 15

Updated Sep. 15, 2023 8:01 p.m. ET

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Aaron Nola and Zack Thompson will start for their respective teams when the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals play on Friday at Busch Stadium, at 8:15 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Phillies as -115 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Cardinals -105 moneyline odds. Philadelphia is a 1.5-run favorite (at +146 odds). The over/under for the game has been set at 9 runs.

The scheduled starters are Nola (12-9) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Thompson (5-5) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Phillies-Cardinals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks.

Phillies vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8:15 PM ET
Where: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Phillies	-115	-105	9	+100	-120	-1.5	+146	-172

Phillies vs. Cardinals Prediction

Score Prediction: Phillies 5, Cardinals 4
Total Prediction: Over 9 runs
Win Probabilities: Phillies 52%, Cardinals 48%

Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

The Phillies have entered the game as favorites 100 times this season and won 58, or 58%, of those games.
Philadelphia is 54-38 this season when entering a game favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
The Cardinals have been chosen as underdogs in 69 games this year and have walked away with the win 30 times (43.5%) in those games.
This season, St. Louis has come away with a win 27 times in 58 chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or longer on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Phillies Recent Betting Performance

The Phillies went 2-2 across the four games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Phillies and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Phillies have a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Phillies Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	5
HR	16
ERA	4.95
K/9	8.8

Phillies Player Insights

Kyle Schwarber has accumulated a team-high 43 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
Schwarber ranks fourth in homers and 11th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Trea Turner is hitting .268 with 31 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs and 41 walks.
Including all MLB hitters, Turner is 30th in home runs and 48th in RBI.
Bryson Stott is hitting .287 with 30 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 35 walks.
Stott is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
Alec Bohm is batting .278 with 30 doubles, 16 home runs and 40 walks.
Bohm has recorded at least one hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with two doubles, two walks and three RBI.

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Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

The Cardinals have played as underdogs in eight of their past 10 games and won five of those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Cardinals and their opponents are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Cardinals have won six of their last 10 games against the spread.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	5.7
HR	15
ERA	5.28
K/9	6.6

Cardinals Player Insights

Nolan Arenado has a team-high batting average of .271 while pacing the Cardinals in runs batted in with a mark of 89.
Among all hitters in the big leagues, Arenado's home run total is 30th and his RBI tally ranks 22nd.
Paul Goldschmidt's .271 batting average is a team-high mark.
Goldschmidt is 41st overall in homers and 54th in RBI this year.
Lars Nootbaar is hitting .271 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 63 walks.
Willson Contreras has 26 doubles, 19 home runs and 47 walks while hitting .262.