The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet Friday in MLB action at Chase Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cardinals vs Diamondbacks prediction.
Cardinals Betting Preview
The Cardinals look to get back to a .500 record after losing 2 of 3 to the Phillies. The Cardinals have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 straight games. The Cardinals are 2-6 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 13 hits and 5 RBI, while Masyn Winn and Brendan Donovan have combined for 22 hits and 11 RBI. Steven Matz gets the ball for the Cardinals, and he is 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. Matz is 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his career against the Diamondbacks.
Diamondbacks Betting Preview
The Diamondbacks look to get to a .500 record after taking 2 of 3 from the Rockies. The Diamondbacks have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Diamondbacks are 5-5 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. leads the Diamondbacks with 16 hits and 14 RBI, while Ketel Marte and Christian Walker have combined for 30 hits and 18 RBI. Brandon Pfaadt gets the ball for the Diamondbacks, and he is 1-0 with a 5.06 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. This will be Pfaadt’s first career game against the Cardinals.
Arizona Diamondbacks Team Facts
- The underdogs have won five of the last six games between the Cardinals and Diamondbacks.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in each of their last six games against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Diamondbacks have led after 5 innings in each of their last five night games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last nine games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Diamondbacks have won the first inning in each of their last four home games against National League opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last 10 road games following a home loss.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight road games against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The Cardinals have led after 7 innings in four of their last five games as road underdogs.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six Friday games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five road games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
Cardinals vs Diamondbacks prediction
The Diamondbacks feel like they’re going through a World Series hangover, as they’ve been shaky at best. Brandon Pfaadt hasn’t been great through 10.2 innings with 13 hits and 6 runs allowed. Steven Matz has given up 2 runs through 10.1 innings, and he’s getting his ground balls. On paper, the Diamondbacks are the better team, but the value is with the Cardinals and the plus money. Give me the road dog in this contest.