The St. Louis Cardinals are set to host the Miami Marlins at Busch Stadium. Fox Sports Midwest will be airing this NL showdown and the action gets underway at 1:15 p.m. ET.
Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Miami (+185) is entering this one as the underdog against St. Louis (-200) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this day game at 8.5 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total stand at -110 for both the over and the under. The game’s most recent runline odds sit at -120 for taking the Marlins +1.5 runs and +100 for the Cardinals -1.5.
The Cardinals are 32-27 SU and 28-30 ATS. The team has lost 1.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 2.3 units against the spread (ATS). The Marlins are 22-39 SU and have gone 29-31 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 5.4 units for moneyline bettors and 9.8 units ATS.
Cardinals games have had an over/under record of 22-32-4 so far in 2018. Miami has an over/under record of 30-30.
Trevor Richards will get the start for Miami. Richards is 0-2 with a 4.94 ERA and 24 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Cardinals are going with righty Miles Mikolas (6-1, 2.49 ERA), who’s got 53 strikeouts and eight walks, as well as a 1.00 WHIP. Mikolas did not record any MLB pitching stats last season.
As a unit, St. Louis’ pitching staff has allowed 4.0 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starters have a 3.02 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.60 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.5 K/9.
St. Louis’ offense has produced 4.3 runs per contest, including 4.2 per game over its last 10 games and 3.0 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .219/.273/.319 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ hitters have been led by Jose Martinez, who is slashing .306/.376/.455 with five home runs, 33 RBIs and 24 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Miami’s pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 4.55 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 7.69 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.61, along with a WHIP of 1.32.
Marlins hitters have slashed .237/.305/.358 on their way to 3.5 runs scored per game this year, including 4.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Miami’s offense has been led by Starlin Castro. Castro is hitting .297/.336/.411 with three home runs, 24 RBIs and 36 runs scored.
The Marlins are looking for another win after an 11-3 victory in the prior game of this series.
Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Marlins, O/U – OVER
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The under has cashed in just two of Miami’s last seven games.
Both teams have hit 10 home runs over their last 10 outings.
The Miami defense has allowed seven errors over the last 10 games, compared to 13 errors for St. Louis over its last 10.
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