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Cardinals @ Diamondbacks

Cardinals
35
Final
Diamondbacks
Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 4:10 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -103 · SPR -1.5 · O/U 9

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Matchup summary

Final: Diamondbacks beat the Cardinals 5-3 at home. The market closed with Cardinals at -103 on the moneyline and the total at 9. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

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Cardinals vs Diamondbacks betting splits

Where was the money on Cardinals vs Diamondbacks?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCardinals29%24%+1.5 (-222)
Diamondbacks71%76%-1.5 (-172)
TotalOver80%81%O 9 (+200)
Under20%19%U 9 (-256)
MoneylineCardinals46%33%-103
Diamondbacks54%67%-120

71% of spread tickets and 76% of spread money were on the Diamondbacks, so the average Diamondbacks bet was larger than the average Cardinals bet.

80% of total tickets and 81% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

54% of moneyline tickets and 67% of moneyline money were on the Diamondbacks, so the average Diamondbacks bet was larger than the average Cardinals bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Cardinals vs Diamondbacks?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Diamondbacks)-1.5-1.50
Total8.59+0.5

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

The total opened 8.5 and closed 9, a 0.5-point move toward the over.

Why the line moved

Why did the Cardinals vs Diamondbacks line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Diamondbacks -1.5) even with 76% of the spread money on the Diamondbacks. The total moved 0.5 points toward the over (8.5 to 9), the side holding 81% of the total money and 80% 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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