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The St. Louis Cardinals (36-36) and Miami Marlins (24-49) meet for the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from loanDepot Park is set for 12:40 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Marlins odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: St. Louis leads 3-2
Miami won 9-8 in 10 innings Tuesday while covering as a +118 home underdog. The Marlins scored 2 runs in the 10th inning to complete the comeback after being down 7-4 midway through the 4th.
St. Louis had a 2-game winning streak snapped with Tuesday’s loss while Miami broke a 6-game losing streak with the win.
Cardinals at Marlins projected starters
RHP Kyle Gibson vs. RHP Yonny Chirinos
Gibson (5-2, 3.44 ERA) makes his 15th start. He has a 1.20 WHIP, 3.3 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 in 83 2/3 IP.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K in a 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs Friday
- Career vs. Miami: 2-4, 5.68 ERA (52 1/3 IP, 33 ER), 1.39 WHIP, 6.7 K/9 in 9 starts
Chirinos (6-4, 3.00 ERA) made 12 starts in the minors with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp where he had a 1.26 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 6.4 K/9 in 66 IP.
- Career major league stats: 20-15, 4.03 ERA (326 1/3 IP, 146 ER), 1.20 WHIP, 7.1 K/9 across 38 starts and 31 relief appearances
- First career start vs. St. Louis
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Cardinals at Marlins odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:57 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cardinals -174 (bet $174 to win $100) | Marlins +146 (bet $100 to win $146)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals -1.5 (-110) | Marlins +1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -102 | U: -120)
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Cardinals at Marlins picks and predictions
Prediction
Cardinals 6, Marlins 3
Moneyline
PASS.
I like St. Louis (-172) to pick up the win here as the Cardinals are simply the better team, but this line is too risky to bet on. Bet on the run line and/or total instead.
Run line/Against the spread
LEAN CARDINALS -1.5 (-110).
St. Louis has covered the spread in 6 of its last 7 wins vs. Miami and in 10 of its last 11 wins overall. This is a lean because neither team has been very good ATS this season — the Cardinals are 36-36 ATS while the Marlins are 30-43 ATS.
Over/Under
BET OVER 8.5 (-102).
The Over has hit in 3 of Miami’s last 4 home games. For St. Louis, the Over has hit in back-to-back games. The Over has also hit in 7 of the last 10 St. Louis-Miami matchups, being 3-1 in the last 4 meetings in Miami.
Be aware that the Under is 7-3 in St. Louis’s last 10 games.
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