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Tigers @ Cardinals

Tigers
51
Final
Cardinals
Wed, May 21, 2025, 1:15 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -103 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 9

Archived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.

Matchup summary

Final: Tigers beat the Cardinals 5-1 on the road. The market closed with Tigers at -103 on the moneyline and the total at 9. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

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Tigers vs Cardinals betting splits

Where was the money on Tigers vs Cardinals?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadTigers41%24%-1.5 (+155)
Cardinals59%76%+1.5 (-190)
TotalOver66%62%O 9 (-102)
Under34%38%U 9 (-115)
MoneylineTigers56%63%-103
Cardinals44%37%-116

59% of spread tickets and 76% of spread money were on the Cardinals, so the average Cardinals bet was larger than the average Tigers bet.

66% of total tickets and 62% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.

56% of moneyline tickets and 63% of moneyline money were on the Tigers, so the average Tigers bet was larger than the average Cardinals bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Tigers vs Cardinals?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Cardinals)+1.5+1.50
Total8.59+0.5

The Tigers opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.

The total opened 8.5 and closed 9, a 0.5-point move toward the over.

Why the line moved

Why did the Tigers vs Cardinals line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Cardinals +1.5) even with 76% of the spread money on the Cardinals. The total moved 0.5 points toward the over (8.5 to 9), the side holding 62% of the total money and 66% of the tickets, so the line and the money went the same way. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.

Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.

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Tigers vs Cardinals Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — May 21, 2025 | Locksmith