The St. Louis Cardinals (27-29) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (41-18) on Sunday Night Baseball in the finale of a 3-game set at Citizens Bank Park at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Phillies odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Phillies lead 4-1
The Cards were 12-3 over their last 15 games to reach .500 for the 1st time since April 16 before entering this series. They have dropped both games by 4-2 and 6-1 finals. Saturday, their ace Sonny Gray, gave up 3 ER in the 1st, and it kind of took the wind out of their sails. They wound up scoring 1 run, on a sac fly, and mustered just 5 hits despite the Phils losing their league-leading starting pitcher after 2 innings.
Phillies 1B Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 and hit his 14th homer of the season. The Phillies are now 9-2 against St. Louis over the last 2 seasons, and they have the best record in baseball. They have the 2nd-best ERA at 3.02, 4th-best BA at .257 and score the most runs at 5.2 per game. They were also generous enough to cash us a +190 parlay in Friday’s affair.