The Colorado Rockies will play host to the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field. This NL matchup gets going at 8:40 p.m. ET and you can watch it on either ATRM or FSMW.
St. Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies Odds
St. Louis (receiving -140) is favored over Colorado (+130) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 14 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total currently sit at -110 for both the over and the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds coming in at Cardinals -1.5 runs (+105) and Rockies +1.5 runs (-125).
The Rockies are 60-84 straight up (SU) and 63-81 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 19.3 units for moneyline bettors and 26.9 units ATS. The Cardinals, on the other hand, have gone 81-62 SU this year and are 76-67 against the spread. In total, the team’s gained 7.2 units for moneyline gamblers and 6.5 units ATS.
Rockies games have an over/under record of 69-66-9 in 2019. Cardinals games have gone under 75 times, gone over 57 times and pushed on 11 occasions.
Michael Wacha is getting the nod for St. Louis. The right-handed Wacha is 6-6 with a 4.98 ERA and 96 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 5.79 ERA against Colorado this year.
The Rockies are countering with Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-6, 7.29 ERA). Gonzalez has 23 strikeouts and 25 walks, along with a 1.69 WHIP. Gonzalez is 0-1 with two strikeouts and a 10.38 ERA in one start against St. Louis this year.
Colorado’s pitching staff has given up 6.0 runs per game overall this season as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 5.97, a WHIP of 1.52 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.6. The bullpen has a 5.16 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 8.3 K/9.
Colorado’s hitters are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, including 3.7 per game over its last 10 games and 2.0 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .182/.257/.258 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Rockies’ offense has been led by Charlie Blackmon, who is hitting .318/.363/.577 with 27 home runs, 76 RBIs and 102 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, St. Louis’ pitching staff allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 3.90 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.06 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.75, along with a WHIP of 1.30 and a K/9 of 9.87.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .248/.324/.412 on their way to 4.7 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Paul Goldschmidt has provided a spark to the St. Louis offense. Goldschmidt is hitting .259/.341/.463 with 29 home runs, 80 RBIs and 85 runs scored.
The Cardinals just got a 2-0 victory over the Pirates, while the Rockies are coming off of a 2-1 loss against the Padres.
Cardinals at Rockies MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in five of Colorado’s last seven games.
- The Cardinals have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
- The Cardinals have a team OPS of .736 this season and an OPS of .731 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Rockies’ OPS sits at .778 overall and .771 versus righties.
- Colorado has posted 18.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 13.6 over its last five.
- The Rockies have lost 11 of their last 12 games SU.
