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Cardinals @ Reds

Cardinals
21
Final
Reds
Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 1:40 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -109 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 9.5

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 Reds 2-1 on the road. The market closed with Cardinals at -109 on the moneyline and the total at 9.5. 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
SpreadCardinals80%74%-1.5 (+140)
Reds20%26%+1.5 (-170)
TotalOver54%62%O 9.5 (-100)
Under46%38%U 9.5 (-119)
MoneylineCardinals71%79%-109
Reds29%21%+101

80% of spread tickets and 74% of spread money were on the Cardinals, so the Cardinals drew more tickets than money and the average Reds bet was larger.

54% of total tickets and 62% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

71% of moneyline tickets and 79% 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
Total9.59.50

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

The total opened 9.5 and closed 9.5: it has not moved.

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 74% of the spread money on the Cardinals. The total did not move from its opening number (9.5) even with 62% 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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Cardinals vs Reds Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — Aug 17, 2026 | Locksmith