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The Colorado Rockies (21-40) hope to avoid their sixth straight defeat when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals (29-31) Thursday at 7:45 PM ET on BSMW. The Cardinals are listed as -242 favorites, while the Rockies are +193 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. St. Louis’ Sonny Gray gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s Cal Quantrill.
Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $28.26
Cardinals to win vs Rockies -242
Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-242)
- Underdog: Rockies (+193)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have won in 14, or 51.9%, of the 27 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- St. Louis has played as a favorite of -242 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 70.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Rockies have been the underdog on the moneyline 61 total times this season. They’ve gone 21-40 in those games.
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +193 or longer, Colorado has a record of 4-9 (30.8%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 34.1%.
Cardinals vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with four home runs, 26 RBI and a batting average of .236 this season.
- Of all MLB hitters, Donovan is 103rd in batting average, 80th in on-base percentage, and 118th in slugging.
- Nolan Arenado has collected 57 hits this season and has an OBP of .306. He’s slugging .376 on the year.
- Ryan McMahon paces the Rockies in home runs (10) and runs batted in (34).
- McMahon’s home run total ranks 32nd in the big leagues, and he is 36th in RBI.
- Charlie Blackmon is hitting .242 with 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 16 walks.
Cardinals vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.11 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.287 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective 6.6 K/9, the worst in MLB.
- Colorado’s 5.42 team ERA ranks last among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in MLB (1.541).