The Colorado Rockies will head east to take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. This NL showdown starts at 8:15 p.m. ET and you can catch it on ATRM and FSMW.
Colorado Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
St. Louis (-120) is favored over Colorado (+110) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs (-110 for the over and -110 for the under). Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the runline odds sitting at Rockies +1.5 runs (-190) and Cardinals -1.5 runs (+165).
The Cardinals are 53-51 straight up (SU) and 52-53 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 9.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.7 units (ATS). St. Louis has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven. The Rockies are 56-47 SU and have gone 54-50 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 10.0 units for moneyline gamblers and 5.8 units ATS. Colorado has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven.
Cardinals games have an over/under record of 48-53-4 in 2018. Colorado has been a decent under bet with a total record of 46-53-5.
Jon Gray will get the nod for the visiting Rockies. The right-handed Gray (8-7, 5.16 ERA) has racked up 131 strikeouts in 106.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-0, 3.60 ERA and six strikeouts across five innings).
The Cardinals are turning to righty Jack Flaherty (4-5, 3.28 ERA), who has 104 punchouts and 30 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.12. Flaherty did not record a start against the Rockies in 2017.
St. Louis’ pitchers have given up 4.3 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.45, a WHIP of 1.24 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.0. The bullpen has a 4.64 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 8.4 K/9.
St. Louis’ hitters have produced 4.5 runs per outing, including 5.3 per game over its last 10 games and 3.8 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .256/.330/.390 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Outfielder Marcell Ozuna and first baseman Jose Martinez have led the Cardinals’ offense this year. Ozuna is hitting .269/.312/.384 with 11 home runs, 55 RBIs and 40 runs scored, and Martinez’s line is .295/.360/.462 with 13 homers, 59 RBIs and 36 runs.
In the other dugout, Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.33 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 8.37 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.19, along with a K-per-9 of 8.86.
Rockies hitters have slashed .257/.324/.437 on their way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 2.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Colorado’s offensive production has been led by third baseman Nolan Arenado and right fielder Charlie Blackmon, who’ve collectively belted 47 home runs. Arenado is slashing .309/.393/.599 with 27 home runs, 75 RBIs and 69 runs scored, while Blackmon is hitting .289/.360/.505 with 20 homers, 47 RBIs and 78 runs scored.
The Rockies have gained 5.9 units and are 28-33 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in 31 of those games, compared to 27 that’ve gone under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Cardinals have lost 8.1 units and are 37-39 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 32 of those games, compared to 40 that went under.
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Colorado has logged 20 extra-base hits over its last five games. St. Louis has 14 XBH over its last five.
Colorado has posted 22.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 17.4 over its last five.
The Rockies have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have hit 13 over their last 10.
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