Phillies vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 16

Updated Sep. 16, 2023 7:06 p.m. ET

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The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals will send Ranger Suarez and Miles Mikolas, respectively, out to start when the two clubs play on Saturday at Busch Stadium, at 7:15 PM ET. The Phillies have been listed as -125 moneyline favorites for this matchup with the Cardinals (+105). Philadelphia (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The over/under is 9 runs for the game.

The Phillies will start Suarez (2-6) against the Cardinals and Mikolas (7-11).

Check out everything you need to know 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: Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:15 PM ET
Where: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Phillies	-125	+105	9	-115	-104	-1.5	+133	-157

Phillies vs. Cardinals Prediction

Score Prediction: Phillies 6, Cardinals 5
Total Prediction: Over 9 runs
Win Probabilities: Phillies 51%, Cardinals 49%

Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

This season, the Phillies have been favored 101 times and won 59, or 58.4%, of those games.
This season Philadelphia has won 47 of its 74 games, or 63.5%, when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 55.6% chance to win.
The Cardinals have won in 30, or 42.9%, of the 70 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
St. Louis has a win-loss record of 21-27 when favored by +105 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 48.8% chance of walking away with the win.

Phillies Recent Betting Performance

The Phillies were the moneyline favorite in five of their last 10 games, and they went 3-2 in those matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Phillies and their opponents combined to hit the over five times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Phillies have put together a 4-6-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Phillies Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	4.6
HR	14
ERA	4.55
K/9	8.6

Phillies Player Insights

Trea Turner is hitting .268 with 31 doubles, five triples, 26 home runs and 41 walks.
Of all batters in baseball, Turner ranks 30th in homers and 51st in RBI.
Kyle Schwarber's 43 home runs and 94 runs batted in both pace his team.
Schwarber is fourth in home runs and 12th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
Bryson Stott has 30 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 36 walks while batting .286.
Alec Bohm has 30 doubles, 16 home runs and 40 walks while batting .278.
Bohm is riding a five-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with two doubles, two walks and three RBI.

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Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

The Cardinals have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and won five of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
The Cardinals have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.5
HR	14
ERA	5.38
K/9	6.8

Cardinals Player Insights

Nolan Arenado paces the Cardinals with 90 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .273.
Among all hitters in the majors, Arenado's home run total is 30th and his RBI tally ranks 21st.
Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .271 with 26 doubles, 24 home runs and 80 walks.
Among all MLB hitters, Goldschmidt ranks 44th in homers and 59th in RBI.
Lars Nootbaar is batting .269 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 66 walks.
Tommy Edman is batting .243 with 23 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 32 walks.