The St. Louis Cardinals (60-48) hit the road to open a 3-game series against the Colorado Rockies (48-63) Tuesday with 1st pitch set for 8:40 p.m. at Coors Field. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cardinals vs. Rockies odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Cardinals won 2021 series 4-3
The Cardinals swept the Yankees last weekend and their current 7-game winning streak has vaulted them into 1st place in the NL Central.
Colorado has come out of the break cold, as they are just 5-13 so far after the All-Star break.
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Cardinals at Rockies projected starters
RHP Miles Mikolas vs. RHP Ryan Feltner
Mikolas (8-8, 2.92 ERA) makes his 23rd start. He has a 1.01 WHIP, 1.8 BB/9 and 6.9 K/9 in 138 2/3 IP.
- Hasn’t been as good on the road this season as he has at home. In 11 road starts he has a 3.41 ERA and 3.1 K/BB compared to 2.48 and 5.2 at home
- Has made 2 career starts at Coors Field, allowing 7 ER and 4 HR in 9 2/3 IP
Feltner (1-3, 5.75 ERA) makes his 10th appearance (9th start). He has a 1.45 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9 and 8.4 K/9 in 40 2/3 IP.
- Has appeared in just 3 games at Coors Field this season, where he has surrendered 7 ER in 13 1/3 IP while striking out 11
- Not likely to work deep into the game and he has lasted 5+ innings just once in his last 6 MLB starts and reached that mark in just 1 of 3 July starts at Triple-A
Cardinals at Rockies odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 8:54 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Cardinals -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Rockies +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals -1.5 (-115) | Rockies +1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 11.5 (O: +105 | U: -130)
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Cardinals at Rockies picks and predictions
Prediction
Cardinals 7, Rockies 5
Money line
The Cardinals have the pitching advantage and are the better team, but they are just 25-28 on the road this year, while the Rockies are 30-27 at home. There’s no value on either side of this line so PASS.
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Run line/Against the spread
Of Colorado’s 27 home losses, 20 have been decided by more than 1 run. In this game they will have to rely heavily on a bullpen that is second worst in the league in terms of ERA and K/9 so take the CARDINALS -1.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The total has gone over in 6 of Feltner’s 8 starts this season, and Mikolas’ pitch to contact approach can’t be expected to work as well at Coors as it does everywhere else. This one should end up pretty close to the set total, but we’ll side with the plus odds and take OVER 11.5 (+105).
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