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Cardinals @ Marlins

Cardinals
35
Final
Marlins
Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:40 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML +118 · 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 5-3 at home. The market closed with Cardinals at +118 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.

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Cardinals vs Marlins betting splits

Where was the money on Cardinals vs Marlins?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCardinals50%43%+1.5 (-183)
Marlins50%57%-1.5 (+152)
TotalOver87%88%O 8.5 (-113)
Under13%12%U 8.5 (-105)
MoneylineCardinals49%75%+118
Marlins51%25%-138

The Cardinals held 50% of spread tickets but only 43% of the money; 57% of spread money was on the Marlins with 50% of tickets, so the average Marlins bet was larger.

87% of total tickets and 88% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

The Marlins held 51% of moneyline tickets but only 25% of the money; 75% of moneyline money was on the Cardinals with 49% of tickets, so the average Cardinals bet was larger.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Cardinals vs Marlins?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Marlins)-1.5-1.50
Total8.58.50

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

The total opened 8.5 and closed 8.5: it has not moved.

Why the line moved

Why did the Cardinals vs Marlins line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Marlins -1.5) even with 57% of the spread money on the Marlins. The total did not move from its opening number (8.5) even with 88% 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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