MLB Preview And Prediction: Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Betting Tips & Picks August 20, 2025

Who The Odds Favor: to secure the win

• Evaluating the odds for points scored indicates there is a 87.34% expectation of this match having more than 4.5 total points:
  Match Over 4.5 Points → 1.15

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (4.5)
  Over	87.34 %
  Under	18.45 %
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• Analyzing the odds for total points suggests a likelihood of a 78.25% prediction of this game having over 5.5 total points:
  Match Over 5.5 Points → 1.28

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (5.5)
  Over	78.25 %
  Under	26.32 %
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• Evaluating the odds for total points implies there is a 40% expectation of this match having more than 9.5 total points:
  Match Over 9.5 Points → 2.50

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (9.5)
  Over	40 %
  Under	62.97 %
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• Calculated from the sportsbook odds, St. Louis Cardinals are the favorite to beat the -1.5 handicap including extra innings in this game, with a 65.88% probability of doing so. A good prediction? We think so, due to Bookies are highly accurate:
  Miami Marlins -1.5 Handicap → 2.72
  St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 Handicap → 1.52

  Prediction	Chance Of Handicap (incl. EI) (-1.5)
  Miami Marlins	36.76 %
  St. Louis Cardinals	65.88 %
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• Implied via the sportsbook odds, Draw are the pick to win after the first inning in this match with a 56.18% probability of leading. A reliable forecast? We think so, due to Oddsmakers know their calculations:
  Miami Marlins First Inning → 3.93
  St. Louis Cardinals First Inning → 4.20
  Draw First Inning → 1.78

  Prediction	Chance Of 1st Inning Result
  Miami Marlins	25.45 %
  St. Louis Cardinals	23.81 %
  Draw	56.18 %
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H2H-Based Prediction: Miami Marlins to win

H2H: Miami Marlins (5 – 4) St. Louis Cardinals.
Miami Marlins to win. The reason? Analyzing the last 10 head-to-head fixtures between these two sides, Miami Marlins are ahead 5 – 4. Our head-to-head analysis starts from the game they had in 2003. This indicates that Miami Marlins should get the victory in this upcoming game. The last match was on the Tue, 19 Aug 25, where St. Louis Cardinals achieved a 7 – 4 win.

Will St. Louis Cardinals reverse the trend and overcome the H2H stats? The last time St. Louis Cardinals defeated Miami Marlins occurred on Tue, 19 Aug 25, proving that they can still turn things around.

Current Form Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals to get the victory

Examining team momentum heading into this fixture, Miami Marlins suffered a defeat up against St. Louis Cardinals with a result of 4-7. St. Louis Cardinals triumphed up against Miami Marlins with a score of 7-4. Miami Marlins have prevailed in 2 of their recent 10 matches versus all opponents, while St. Louis Cardinals won 4 of their recent 10 matches in all competitions, suggesting maybe St. Louis Cardinals are in the better form approaching this match.

Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Top Bookie Odds For The Match

Winner (incl. extra innings)

1W

1.84

2W

2.1

Over Under (incl. extra innings)

> 4.5

1.145

< 4.5

5.42

> 5.5

1.278

< 5.5

3.8

> 9.5

2.5

< 9.5

1.588

Handicap (incl. extra innings) && -1.5

1W -1.5

2.72

2W -1.5

1.518

First Inning Result

1W

3.93

2W

4.2

X

1.78

Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Tips

Over Under (incl. extra innings) 5.5 → Over appears a decent gamble → 1.28