In this article we will formulate a Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals betting prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, April 4th at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
- The Marlins recent form and recent player performance
- The Cardinals recent form and recent play performance
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Miami
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St. Louis
- Recent betting trends in games played between Miami and St. Louis
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Miami and St. Louis
Marlins Preview
The Miami Marlins are 0-7 this season after they lost game three against the Angels by a score of 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The Marlins lost the first two games to LA by scores of 3-1 and 7-4, and were also swept in four games by the Pirates in their first series. The Miami pitching staff has a 6.04 ERA with a 1.72 WHIP and a .275 opponent batting average. The Marlins offense has scored 24 runs with a .197 batting average and a .274 on base percentage. Jake Burger is batting .310 with 0 home runs and eight RBI’s for the Marlins. The projected starting pitcher for Miami is Ryan Weathers, who is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA and a 2.25 WHIP over 4.0 innings pitched this season.
Cardinals Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 3-4 this year after they lost game three against the Padres by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. St. Louis did win the first two games in the series by scores of 6-2 and 5-2, but they dropped three out of four against the Dodgers before that. The St. Louis pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA with a 1.38 WHIP and a .262 opponent batting average. The Cardinals offense has scored 27 runs with a .216 batting average and a .294 on base percentage. Brendan Donovan is batting .308 with one home run and six RBI’s for the Cardinals. The projected starting pitcher for St. Louis is Lance Lynn, who is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 4.0 innings pitched this year.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have won each of their last 14 games as favorites against NL East opponents following a road loss.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last six home games against the Marlins.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three Thursday games as home favorites.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last five games as home favorites.
Miami Marlins Team Facts
- The Marlins have lost each of their last 11 games.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Marlins’ last four road games.
Marlins vs Cardinals Betting Prediction
Miami comes into their third series of the season still looking for their first win of the year, and their pitching staff has been very poor through seven games. The Marlins have only allowed fewer than six runs in one game so far this season and they will face a very good St. Louis lineup in this game. Miami is starting Ryan Weathers, who allowed three runs, seven hits, and two walks over 4.0 innings in his first start. St. Louis is going with Lance Lynn, who only lasted 4.0 innings in his first start, but didn’t allow any runs to the Dodgers. I don’t love Lance Lynn in this matchup, but I don’t think I can take the Marlins with how bad their pitching has been. Take St. Louis here.