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Cardinals @ Reds

Cardinals
109
Final
Reds
Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 12:40 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -109 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 9

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Matchup summary

Final: Cardinals beat the Reds 10-9 on the road. The market closed with Cardinals at -109 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 Reds betting splits

Where was the money on Cardinals vs Reds?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadCardinals68%72%-1.5 (+139)
Reds32%28%+1.5 (-166)
TotalOver57%54%O 9 (-103)
Under43%46%U 9 (-119)
MoneylineCardinals67%68%-109
Reds33%32%+101

68% of spread tickets and 72% of spread money were on the Cardinals, so the average Cardinals bet was larger than the average Reds bet.

57% of total tickets and 54% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.

67% 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
Total990

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

The total opened 9 and closed 9: 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 72% of the spread money on the Cardinals. The total did not move from its opening number (9) even with 54% 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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