Its Monday, May 12 and the Cardinals (22-19) bring their eight-game winning streak to Philadelphia as they open a series against the Phillies (24-16).

Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Cristopher Sánchez for Philadelphia.

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The Cardinals swept a weekend three-game series in Washington, DC against the Nationals. Miles Mikolas won his second game of the season yesterday allowing just one run over. 5.1 innings in the Cards’ 6-1 win. Nolan Arenado smacked his seventh home run of the season to spark the offense.

The Phillies have won two in a row and five of their last six. Sunday, Zack Wheeler and a couple relievers combined to blank the Guardians, 3-0. Kyle Schwarber went yard twice to provide the offense for Philadelphia.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch Cardinals at Phillies

Date: Monday, May 12, 2025

Site: Citizens Bank Park

Network/Streaming: FDSNMW, NBCSP, MLBN

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Odds for the Cardinals at the Phillies

The latest odds as of Monday:

Moneyline: Cardinals (+156), Phillies (-187)

Probable starting pitchers for Cardinals at Phillies

Pitching matchup for May 12, 2025: Matthew Liberatore vs. Cristopher Sánchez

Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.07 ERA)
Last outing: 5/6 vs. Pittsburgh – 7IP, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 8Ks

Phillies: Cristopher Sánchez (4-1, 2.89 ERA)
Last outing: 5/7 at Tampa Bay – 6IP, 0ER, 1H, 3BB, 5Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cardinals at Phillies

The Phillies have won their last 4 games against teams with worse records

The Phillies’ last 4 games against the Cardinals have stayed under the Total

The Cardinals have covered in 4 of their last 5 on the road, profiting 3.08 units

Bryce Harper is 3-16 (.188) over his last 4 games

Alec Bohm is riding a 7-game hitting streak (.400)

Nolan Arenado has hits in 6 of his last 7 games (.423)

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Cardinals and the PhilliesRotoworld Best Bet

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Cardinals and the Phillies:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Philadelphia Phillies on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Philadelphia Phillies -1.5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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