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Cardinals @ Reds

Cardinals
81
Final
Reds
Sat, May 23, 2026, 1:10 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -105 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 10

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 Reds 8-1 on the road. The market closed with Cardinals at -105 on the moneyline and the total at 10. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

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Cardinals vs Reds betting splits

Where was the money on Cardinals vs Reds?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCardinals69%79%-1.5 (+149)
Reds31%21%+1.5 (-181)
TotalOver60%65%O 10 (-108)
Under40%35%U 10 (-110)
MoneylineCardinals62%68%-105
Reds38%32%-114

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

60% of total tickets and 65% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

62% of moneyline tickets and 68% of moneyline money were on the Cardinals, so the average Cardinals bet was larger than the average Reds bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Cardinals vs Reds?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Reds)+1.5+1.50
Total9.510+0.5

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

The total opened 9.5 and closed 10, a 0.5-point move toward the over.

Why the line moved

Why did the Cardinals vs Reds line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Reds +1.5) even with 79% of the spread money on the Cardinals. The total moved 0.5 points toward the over (9.5 to 10), the side holding 65% of the total money and 60% 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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Cardinals vs Reds Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — May 23, 2026 | Locksmith