The St. Louis Cardinals (80-77) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they visit the Colorado Rockies (60-97) on Wednesday at 8:40 p.m. ET on BSMW. The Cardinals are listed as -127 favorites by bookmakers, while the Rockies are +106 underdogs. Erick Fedde will get the ball for St. Louis while Colorado will counter with Austin Gomber.
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Betting Odds
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Cardinals to win vs Rockies -127
Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-127)
- Underdog: Rockies (+106)
- Over/under: 10.5
Cardinals vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been victorious in 39, or 52%, of the 75 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season St. Louis has come away with a win 23 times in 46 chances when named as a favorite of at least -127 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 55.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Rockies are 58-95 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 37.9% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, Colorado has gone 56-87 (39.2%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rockies a 48.5% chance to win.
Cardinals vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis with a .274 batting average. He’s also hit 13 homers and has 68 RBI.
- Of all hitters in baseball, Donovan’s home run total places him 147th and his RBI tally ranks him 74th.
- Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs with 21 and runs batted in with 74.
- Brenton Doyle is hitting .262 with 24 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 45 walks.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Doyle is 52nd in home runs and 65th in RBI.
- Ezequiel Tovar has shown his power as he leads his team with 25 home runs and 74 runs batted in, with a team-best .267 batting average.
Cardinals vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.05) in the majors this season.
- Cardinals pitchers have a 1.256 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective seven K/9, the worst in MLB.
- Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.41).
- The Rockies have the highest WHIP in baseball (1.515).