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Cardinals @ Reds

Cardinals
45
Final
Reds
Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 6:40 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML +125 · 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: Reds beat the Cardinals 5-4 at home. The market closed with Cardinals at +125 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 Reds betting splits

Where was the money on Cardinals vs Reds?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCardinals19%9%+1.5 (-179)
Reds81%91%-1.5 (+150)
TotalOver43%47%O 8.5 (-102)
Under57%53%U 8.5 (-116)
MoneylineCardinals29%17%+125
Reds71%83%-134

81% of spread tickets and 91% of spread money were on the Reds, so the average Reds bet was larger than the average Cardinals bet.

57% of total tickets and 53% of total money were on the under, so the under drew more tickets than money and the average over bet was larger.

71% of moneyline tickets and 83% of moneyline money were on the Reds, so the average Reds bet was larger than the average Cardinals bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Cardinals vs Reds?

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

The Reds 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 Reds line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Reds -1.5) even with 91% of the spread money on the Reds. The total did not move from its opening number (8.5) even with 53% of the total money on the under. 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 19, 2026 | Locksmith