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Pirates @ Cardinals

Pirates
83
Final
Cardinals
Tue, Aug 26, 2025, 7:45 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML +106 · SPR -1.5 · O/U 8

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: Pirates beat the Cardinals 8-3 on the road. The market closed with Pirates at +106 on the moneyline and the total at 8. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

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Pirates vs Cardinals betting splits

Where was the money on Pirates vs Cardinals?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadPirates37%56%+1.5 (-200)
Cardinals63%44%-1.5 (+165)
TotalOver93%89%O 8 (-114)
Under7%11%U 8 (-109)
MoneylinePirates36%76%+106
Cardinals64%24%-126

The Cardinals held 63% of spread tickets but only 44% of the money; 56% of spread money was on the Pirates with 37% of tickets, so the average Pirates bet was larger.

93% of total tickets and 89% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.

The Cardinals held 64% of moneyline tickets but only 24% of the money; 76% of moneyline money was on the Pirates with 36% of tickets, so the average Pirates bet was larger.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Pirates vs Cardinals?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Cardinals)-1.5-1.50
Total880

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

The total opened 8 and closed 8: it has not moved.

Why the line moved

Why did the Pirates vs Cardinals line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Cardinals -1.5) even with 56% of the spread money on the Pirates. The total did not move from its opening number (8) even with 89% of the total money on the over. 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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