Cardinals vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 17, 2024

Entering Monday’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (35-35), the Miami Marlins (23-48) are on a five-game losing streak. The contest starts at 6:40 PM ET on BSFL with the Cardinals listed as -156 favorites, while the are +131 underdogs who may be heading for a sixth straight defeat. St. Louis’ Sonny Gray and Miami’s Braxton Garrett have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-156)
• Underdog: Marlins (+131)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cardinals vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have won in 17, or 53.1%, of the 32 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• St. Louis has a record of 5-5 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -156 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 60.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Marlins have been the underdog on the moneyline 57 total times this season. They’ve gone 20-37 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +131 or longer, Miami has a 7-18 record (winning just 28% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 43.3%.

Cardinals vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan is batting .245 with five home runs and 29 RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Donovan ranks 167th in baseball in home runs, and 97th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .262 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .381 this season.
• Jazz Chisholm paces the Marlins with 34 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .260.
• Among all batters in MLB, Chisholm ranks 51st in home runs and 59th in RBI.
• Josh Bell has 12 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 22 walks while hitting .240.

Cardinals vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.259 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
• The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors.
• Miami’s 4.69 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Marlins average MLB’s third-worst WHIP (1.376).