St. Louis Cardinals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds, tips and betting trends

On Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals (10-9) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (10-12), at 2:15 PM ET, in the final game of a four-game set. The Cardinals are favored (-186 moneyline odds to win) when they take on the Diamondbacks (+159). The …

On Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals (10-9) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (10-12), at 2:15 PM ET, in the final game of a four-game set.

The Cardinals are favored (-186 moneyline odds to win) when they take on the Diamondbacks (+159). The Cardinals will start Jordan Hicks (1-2) versus the Diamondbacks and Zach Davies (1-1).

The Diamondbacks took down the Cardinals 2-0 yesterday, with Merrill Kelly getting the win (7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 K) and Nick Ahmed leading the way offensively (going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI). Miles Mikolas (7.1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 7 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.

Here’s what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks contest.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds and Betting Lines

Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 11:04 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Cardinals (-186, bet $186 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Diamondbacks (+159, bet $100 to win $159)
  • Over/under: 7.5

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Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

  • This season, the Cardinals have been favored 10 times and won six of those games.
  • St. Louis has played as a favorite of -186 or more twice this season and lost both games.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 65% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
  • So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in eight of their 19 games with a total.
  • In 19 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 10-9-0 ATS.

Jordan Hicks (Cardinals Probable Starter)

  • The Cardinals’ Hicks will make his third start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the New York Mets, throwing 2 2/3 innings and giving up two earned runs.
  • He has an ERA of 3.00, a 1.5 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.222 in four games this season.
  • The Diamondbacks rank 25th in MLB with 68 runs scored this season. They have a .181 batting average this campaign with 20 home runs (12th in the league).

Cardinals Batting Stats

  • The Cardinals rank 23rd in Major League Baseball with 14 home runs.
  • Fueled by 39 extra-base hits, the Cardinals rank 24th in MLB with a .335 slugging percentage this season.
  • St. Louis’ .226 batting average ranks 20th in the league this season.
  • The Cardinals have scored 72 runs (3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
  • St. Louis has an on-base percentage of .303 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
  • The Cardinals have shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.5) among MLB offenses.

Diamondbacks Stats and Trends

Diamondbacks Betting Records

  • The Diamondbacks have come away with 12 wins in the 24 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Arizona has a mark of 4-3 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +159 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 38.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Arizona and its opponents have gone over the total this season in six of their 24 opportunities.
  • The Diamondbacks have posted a record of 15-9-0 against the spread this season.

Zach Davies (Diamondbacks Probable Starter)

  • Davies (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Diamondbacks in his fifth start of the season. He has a 5.40 ERA in 18 1/3 innings pitched, with 14 strikeouts.
  • In his last time out on Wednesday, the right-hander threw 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up three earned runs while surrendering four hits.
  • The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.40, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opponents have a .258 batting average against him.
  • Davies has put up two starts this year that he pitched five or more innings.
  • He will match up with a Cardinals offense that is hitting .226 as a unit (20th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .335 (24th in the league) with 14 total home runs (23rd in MLB play).

Diamondbacks Batting Stats

  • The Diamondbacks rank 12th in MLB action with 20 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
  • So far this season, the Diamondbacks have the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.313).
  • Arizona is last in the league with a .181 batting average.
  • The offense for the Diamondbacks is the No. 25 offense in MLB play scoring 3.1 runs per game (68 total runs).
  • Arizona is 28th in the league with a .273 on-base percentage.
  • Diamondbacks hitters strike out nine times per game, the 29th-most in baseball.

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