Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 7, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (29-32) are favorites (-197) on the moneyline when they square off against the Colorado Rockies (22-40) Friday at 8:15 PM ET, live on COLR. St. Louis’ Lance Lynn and Colorado’s Austin Gomber have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-197)
• Underdog: Rockies (+163)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have won in 14, or 50%, of the 28 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• St. Louis has been listed as a favorite of -197 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 66.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Rockies have won 22 of the 62 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (35.5%).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +163 or longer, Colorado has an 8-16 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rockies a 38% chance to win.

Cardinals vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with 52 hits, an OBP of .316 plus a slugging percentage of .364.
• Among all batters in MLB, Donovan’s home run total ranks him 185th and his RBI tally places him 90th.
• Nolan Arenado has 57 hits and an OBP of .313 to go with a slugging percentage of .374 this season.
• Ryan McMahon has put up a team-high 10 home runs and 34 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, McMahon is 34th in homers and 38th in RBI.
• Charlie Blackmon has 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 17 walks while batting .243.

Cardinals vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
• The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.283 WHIP this season.
• The Rockies pitching staff is last in MLB with a collective 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Colorado has a 5.36 team ERA that ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies have the highest WHIP in baseball (1.541).