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Cardinals @ Marlins

Cardinals
53
Final
Marlins
Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:40 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML +101 · 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: Cardinals beat the Marlins 5-3 on the road. The market closed with Cardinals at +101 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
SpreadCardinals46%64%-1.5 (+153)
Marlins54%36%+1.5 (-186)
TotalOver94%92%O 8.5 (-120)
Under6%8%U 8.5 (-101)
MoneylineCardinals39%54%+101
Marlins61%46%-123

The Marlins held 54% of spread tickets but only 36% of the money; 64% of spread money was on the Cardinals with 46% of tickets, so the average Cardinals bet was larger.

94% of total tickets and 92% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.

The Marlins held 61% of moneyline tickets but only 46% of the money; 54% of moneyline money was on the Cardinals with 39% 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+1.5+3
Total8.58.50

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

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 moved 3 points toward the Cardinals (Marlins -1.5 to Marlins +1.5), the side holding 64% of the spread money and 46% of the tickets, so the line and the money went the same way. The total did not move from its opening number (8.5) even with 92% 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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