The St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies meet Friday in MLB action at Coors Field. Here’s a Rockies vs Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a Rockies vs Cardinals Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 70-71 on the year and play the White Sox and Giants next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .242 on the season, with a .316 OBP and a .384 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Jordan Walker leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 155 hits and 99 RBI, while Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera have combined for 279 hits and 157 RBI.
Kyle Leahy gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 10-4 with a 3.13 ERA and 118 strikeouts this season. Leahy is 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his career against the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 54-86 on the year and play the Tigers and Yankees next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .253 on the season and have a .323 OBP and a .415 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies’ pitching staff has a 5.42 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. TJ Rumfield leads the Colorado Rockies with 139 hits and 64 RBI, while Jake McCarthy and Hunter Goodman have combined for 247 hits and 145 RBI.
Ryan Feltner gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 5-9 with a 5.84 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. Feltner is 1-1 with a 4.03 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Cardinals have lost five of their last six games as road favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have won each of their last five games against the Cardinals after going to extra innings.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Cardinals’ last nine games.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in 16 of their last 18 games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as road favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have led after 3 innings in five of their last six games as home underdogs against NL Central opponents.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 12 home games after going to extra innings.
- The Cardinals have won each of their last six night games against NL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last eight road games against NL West opponents following a loss.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four home games against NL opponents following a win.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in six of their last eight home games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Cardinals have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games as road favorites.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rockies’ last seven home games has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Cardinals’ last eight road games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Rockies’ last seven night games.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in six of the Cardinals’ last seven road games.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Hunter Goodman has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Willi Castro has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Hunter Goodman ranks 4th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.537) this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Nolan Gorman has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances against the Rockies.
- Andre Pallante has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last seven appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Nathan Church has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances with the Cardinals as road favorites.
- Andre Pallante has recorded a win in seven of his last nine road appearances.
- Jordan Walker ranks T5th in the league in Hits (155) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (951).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.287).
- The Cardinals rank 4th in the league for home runs allowed this season (140).
- The Cardinals rank 26th in the league for doubles this season (199).
Rockies vs Cardinals Prediction
The Cardinals need to take advantage of this series to stay in the wild card hunt. The Rockies stink, and Feltner doesn’t improve the situation with his 5.84 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. He’s coming off an August where he allowed 39 hits and 21 earned runs in 31 innings. Leahy is coming off an August where he allowed 23 hits and 4 runs in 22 innings. The fact that this price is so low feels like a steal. Give me the Cardinals as one of the better value bets on Friday’s MLB card.