Charlie Blackmon and the Colorado Rockies will head east to take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The game will begin at 7:45 p.m. ET and this NL matchup will be televised on both ATRM and FSMW.
Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
The Cardinals are 67-58 straight up (SU) and 65-59 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t moved the needle a whole lot for gamblers, losing 1.1 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 4.2 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Rockies have gone 58-69 SU this year and are 58-68 ATS. Overall, the club has lost 8.3 units for moneyline bettors and 16.7 units ATS. Colorado has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
St. Louis games have an over/under record of 48-66-10 in 2019. Rockies games have gone over 61 times, gone under 56 times and pushed on nine occasions.
Right-hander German Marquez is getting the start for the visiting Rockies. Marquez (12-5, 4.71 ERA) has recorded 171 punchouts in 168 innings so far. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-0, 0.00 ERA and nine strikeouts across seven innings).
The Cardinals are turning to righty Miles Mikolas (7-13, 4.30 ERA), who has 106 punchouts and 25 walks as well as a 1.25 WHIP. Mikolas made two starts against the team in 2018, posting a 0-0 record in 2018, putting together a 0-0 record with a 3.86 ERA and nine strikeouts.
Colorado’s pitching staff allowed 5.8 runs per game and its starters own a 5.70 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 7.76 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.24, along with a WHIP of 1.47 and a K-per-9 of 8.45.
Rockies hitters have slashed .270/.332/.460 on their way to 5.3 runs scored per game this season, including 6.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Outfielder Charlie Blackmon and third baseman Nolan Arenado continue to lead Colorado’s offense. Blackmon is slashing .330/.375/.610 with 27 home runs, 72 RBIs and 95 runs scored, while Arenado (.302/.361/.557) has produced 31 homers, 96 RBIs and 81 runs scored.
In the other dugout, St. Louis’ pitching staff has yielded 4.2 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have a 4.15 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.74 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9.7 K/9.
The St. Louis offense has produced 4.5 runs per contest, including 5.4 per game over its last 10 games and 4.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .232/.331/.355 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and shortstop Paul DeJong have led the Cardinals’ batters this year. Goldschmidt is hitting .256/.331/.467 with 28 home runs, 68 RBIs and 75 runs scored, and DeJong’s line is .247/.326/.455 with 22 homers, 57 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
The Rockies have lost 4.8 units and are 32-46 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 40 of those games, compared to 34 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Cardinals have netted 1.4 units and are 54-44 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 36 of those games, compared to 56 which went under the total.
Rockies vs. Cardinals Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Rockies, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has cashed in four of Colorado’s last seven games.
- St. Louis has recorded 22.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 18.6 over its last five.
- The Rockies have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
- The Rockies have an OPS of .791 this season and an OPS of .782 against right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals’ OPS sits at .722 overall and .720 against righties.
