St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies NL Wild Card Betting Preview

St. Louis Cardinals are the third seed in the National League Central and they will play the Philadelphia Phillies in a wild card round. St.Louis has home-field advantage, while Philadelphia went 48-27 at home and 40-40 on the road this season.

St. Louis Cardinals are the favorite to win the NL Wild Card. They finished 5th in the MLB in RBIs, 8th with home runs, 3rd with WAR, 5 th with wRC+, 5 fifth with weighted on-base average. Their offense is their strength. The Cardinals went 24-11 against left-handed starters and 69-57 against right-handers.

The Philadelphia Phillies are going to the playoffs. They finished 10th in offensive WAR, 9th wRC+, 6th home runs, 8th weighted on-base average, and 8 th in batting average on balls in play. The Phillies finished 17th this season in strikeout percentage. Their starting pitching is better than the Cardinals' but their bullpen is weak.

St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies are playing for the NL Wild Card. The Cardinals have a better starting pitching unit than the Phillies. Wainwright, Montgomery and Mikolas have performed better when starting at home this season. Wheeler, Gibson, and Nola all pitched against the Cardinals this year. The Phillies have the better overall team, but they need to win two games on the road.

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Eric Pauly graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in Finance. Eric is a die-hard Washington Commanders and New York Knicks fan. He enjoys watching and writing about the NFL, NBA and MLB.

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