St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves Prediction 6-24-24 Pick

The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals meet Monday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here is a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves prediction.

Start the pitch match

The Atlanta Braves will start Spencer Schwellenbach here and Schwellenbach is 1-2 with a 4.98 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Schwellenbach’s first career start against the Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals will start Lance Lynn here and Lynn is 2-3 with a 4.08 ERA and 73 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Braves, Lynn is 3-2 with a 4.55 ERA and 18 strikeouts.

Atlanta Braves Recap

The Atlanta Braves head into this one looking to build on their series win over the Yankees after posting a 3-1 victory over the Yanks in Sunday’s rubber match. The series victory allowed Atlanta to maintain the winning streak after beating the Tigers and Rays over the past week and a half.

Braves rolling on the flat

Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 88 hits, including 21 home runs and 64 RBIs, while Orlando Arcia has 18 doubles and Ozzie Albies has a team-high 21 doubles, also recording 71 hits this season. Ronald Acuna Jr. also has a team-high 16 stolen bases this season, but is now out for the season with a torn ACL. Matt Olson has 19 doubles with a team-high 81 strikeouts, and Austin Riley has 14 doubles with a pair of triples.

Why the Atlanta Braves will win

• The Cardinals have lost six of their last seven home games against the Braves following a victory.
• The Braves have won five of their last six games.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games against NL East opponents.
• The Braves have covered the running line in seven of their last eight road games against the Cardinals following a win.

St. Louis Cardinals Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals head into this one looking to build on their sweep of the San Francisco Giants after posting a 4-3 win over the Cardinals in the series finale on Sunday. The win was a nice rebound for the Cardinals, who suffered a series loss to the Marlins to start the week.

Cardinals warm up at home plate

Nolan Arenado has 70 hits with 13 doubles and 32 RBIs while Brendan Donovan has a team-high 73 hits and 38 RBIs with 17 doubles. Nolan Gorman has a team-high 16 home runs with 36 RBIs in addition to 8 doubles while Masyn Winn has a .299 batting average and 8 stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also has 97 Ks while Gorman also has a team-high 99 strikeouts this season.

Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win

• The Braves have lost each of their last six games as favorites against National League opponents following a win.
• The Cardinals have won five of their last six games as an underdog after playing the day before.
• The Braves have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as favorites against NL Central opponents following a road victory.
• The Cardinals have covered the running line in each of their last six games at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction

I’m on the Braves here. I know the Cardinals as a home underdog is tempting given their sweep of the Giants this weekend, but the Braves’ series win in New York was just as impressive and the Braves are really heating up right now . That’s not to say the Cards aren’t playing well, but Lance Lynn is starting again here and Lynn has been more of a liability than anything else in his debut this season. I think the Braves grab it and get a solid release from Schwellenbach for the win to start the set.