St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

The St. Louis Cardinals (7-3) and Miami Marlins (4-7) tussle in the Thursday finale of a 3-game series at loanDepot Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cardinals vs. Marlins odds with MLB picks and predictions.

Season series: St. Louis leads 2-0.

St. Louis has allowed just 1 run in the first 2 games against Miami, and the Cardinals have won 4 of their last 5. Against the Marlins, the Redbirds are 8-0 over the last 2 seasons.

The Marlins own a .681 OPS with 2 big-output games and 9 unproductive contests. A solid Miami bullpen has kept the Fish in most games, but its 3.32 ERA is buoyed by a .221 batting average on balls in play.

Cardinals at Marlins: Projected starters

RHP Jordan Hicks vs. RHP Pablo Lopez

Hicks (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his first career start after 2 relief appearances so far this April. He has a 0.75 WHIP, 4.5 BB/9, and 11.3 K/9 in 4 IP.

  • Expected to be limited to about 45 pitches in this outing.

Lopez (1-0, 0.87 ERA) makes his third start. He has a 0.97 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9, and 7.0 K/9 in 10.1 IP.

  • Pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in his last start Friday.
  • Posted a 3.07 ERA in 102 2/3 IP last year. Owns a career ERA of 3.94 and a fine K/BB ratio of 3.5-to-1.

Cardinals at Marlins 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 at 11:49 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Cardinals +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Marlins -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-190) | Marlins -1.5 (+155)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -105 | U: -120)

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Cardinals at Marlins picks and predictions

Prediction

Marlins 6, Cardinals 3

Money line

PASS. No real value to be found here.

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Run line/Against the spread

The total is the more likable play for this game, but run-line bettors could do worse than this tag on the Marlins. With the Redbirds headed to Cincinnati postgame in this 3-city trip, perhaps some travel fatigue sets in.

And while its early, there is a bit of expected gravity in the analytics that should weigh down the Cards and buoy the Fish.

Consider a partial-unit play on MIAMI -1.5 (+155).

Over/Under

Fading both starters and both bullpens here. And making a play on Miami’s offense especially underperforming its indicators so far.

TAKE THE OVER 7.5 (-105).

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St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

The St. Louis Cardinals (6-3) and Miami Marlins (4-6) meet in the second game of a 3-game series Wednesday. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET at loanDepot Park. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cardinals vs.  Marlins odds with MLB picks and predictions.

Season series: Cardinals lead 1-0 after defeating the Marlins 5-1 Tuesday night.

The Marlins are now 3-2 on their current 7-game homestand after winning 3 of 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies last weekend.

Cardinals at Marlins: Projected starters

RHP Miles Mikolas vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara

Mikolas (1-0, 2.61 ERA) makes his third start. He has a 1.16 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 7.0 K/9 in 10 1/3 IP.

  • After a shaky season debut, he bounced back in his last start, surrendering just 1 run on 3 hits with 7 strikeouts in 6 2/3 IP.
  • Has made 3 career starts at loanDepot Park, allowing 10 ER in 17 IP with 11 K.

Alcantara (1-0, 3.18 ERA) also makes his third start. He has a 1.41 WHIP,  4.8 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 in 11 1/3 IP.

  • Uncharacteristically wild in first start, walking 5 against the San Francisco Giants. But he bounced back last time out and allowed just 2 ER in 6 1/3 IP.
  • Was rock solid at home last year, recording a 2.41 ERA and 9.5 K/9 in 16 starts.

Cardinals at Marlins 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 at 12:14 p.m. ET.

  • Money line (ML): Cardinals +115 (bet $100 to win $110) | Marlins -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +1.5 (-190) | Marlins -1.5 (+155)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)

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Cardinals at Marlins picks and predictions

Prediction

Marlins 4, Cardinals 3

Money line

After a rocky first start, Alcantara returned to form in his second outing. His recent track record of home dominance bodes well for him to follow up with another strong performance.

Mikolas was solid in his last outing, but his velocity is down and he has recorded only 11 swinging strikes in his 2 starts combined. Look for the MARLINS (-140) to come out on top.

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Run line/Against the spread

Alcantara boasts a 1.86 ERA in his last 7 home starts dating back to last season. He is capable of shutting down the Cardinals offense, but may not get a lot of run support as the Marlins have scored more than 4 runs just 3 times. PASS.

Over/Under

The Under has hit in 6 of 10 for Miami, while the Over is 5-3-1 in Cardinals games. Neither team looks primed for a big offensive day in this spot so look for the total to sneak in UNDER (-115).

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