The St. Louis Cardinals (30-32) are set to take on the Colorado Rockies (22-41) Saturday at 4:15 PM ET, airing on BSMW. The Cardinals are listed as -186 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Rockies have +155 odds for the contest. Kyle Gibson will get the ball for St. Louis while Colorado will counter with Ryan Feltner.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $30.75
Cardinals to win vs Rockies -186
Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-186)
- Underdog: Rockies (+155)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been victorious in 15, or 51.7%, of the 29 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season St. Louis has been victorious two times in three chances when named as a favorite of at least -186 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 65% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rockies have been the underdog on the moneyline 63 total times this season. They’ve finished 22-41 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +155 or longer, Colorado has a record of 11-18 (37.9%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rockies a 39.2% chance to win.
Cardinals vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with four home runs, 27 RBI and a batting average of .241 this season.
- Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Donovan’s home run total places him 185th and his RBI tally ranks him 83rd.
- Nolan Arenado is batting .248 with an OBP of .309 and a slugging percentage of .370 this season.
- Ryan McMahon paces the Rockies in home runs (10) and runs batted in (34).
- In all of MLB, McMahon is 37th in home runs and 39th in RBI.
- Charlie Blackmon is hitting .249 with 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 17 walks.
Cardinals vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.10 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.285 WHIP this season.
- The Rockies pitching staff ranks last in the majors with a collective 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Colorado has a 5.42 team ERA that ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rockies average MLB’s highest WHIP (1.544).