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Cardinals @ Marlins

Cardinals
26
Final
Marlins
Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 6:40 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -105 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 8.5

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: Marlins beat the Cardinals 6-2 at home. The market closed with Cardinals at -105 on the moneyline and the total at 8.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL

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Cardinals vs Marlins betting splits

Where was the money on Cardinals vs Marlins?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCardinals31%21%-1.5 (+153)
Marlins69%79%+1.5 (-182)
TotalOver92%92%O 8.5 (-102)
Under8%8%U 8.5 (-119)
MoneylineCardinals51%56%-105
Marlins49%44%-115

69% of spread tickets and 79% of spread money were on the Marlins, so the average Marlins bet was larger than the average Cardinals bet.

92% of total tickets and 92% of total money were on the over, with money and tickets in step.

51% of moneyline tickets and 56% of moneyline money were on the Cardinals, so the average Cardinals bet was larger than the average Marlins bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Cardinals vs Marlins?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Marlins)-1.5+1.5+3
Total88.5+0.5

The Marlins opened -1.5 and closed +1.5, a 3-point move toward the Cardinals.

The total opened 8 and closed 8.5, a 0.5-point move toward the over.

Why the line moved

Why did the Cardinals vs Marlins line move?

The spread moved 3 points toward the Cardinals (Marlins -1.5 to Marlins +1.5) even though 79% of the spread money sits on the Marlins; the Cardinals hold 21% of the money and 31% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. The total moved 0.5 points toward the over (8 to 8.5), the side holding 92% of the total money and 92% 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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