Busch Stadium hosts an MLB battle between the St. Louis Cardinals and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
Lance Lynn gets the call for the St. Louis Cardinals and he will try to build on a 3-4 mark. In the other dugout, Josh Collmenter brings a 3-5 ledger to the game for the Arizona Diamondbacks as he tries to quiet the Cardinals bats.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to pick the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks before the first pitch in this match found them as 152 moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the over/under total of 7.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 5.3-4.4 win for the Cardinals. A 5.3-4.4 result in favor of the Cardinals is the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The St. Louis Cardinals bring a 30-16 record to the battle against the 21-24 Diamondbacks. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and St. Louis vs Arizona injuries news.
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the St. Louis Cardinals rated this week at No. 12 and the Arizona Diamondbacks sitting at No. 10.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the St. Louis Cardinals No. 12-ranked scoring average of 4.3 runs per game, against a Arizona Diamondbacks offense rated No. 4 and scoring 4.67 runs per game. The Cardinals have averaged 9.3 hits per game to date this season, less than the Diamondbacks hitters have managed (9.47 per nine innings).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and St. Louis has the No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Diamondbacks own the No. 22 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Diamondbacks were saddled with a loss last time out in Archie Bradley's start, as they lost 6-4 against St. Louis on Tuesday at Busch Stadium.
Next Betting Matchups
Arizona at Milwaukee, Friday, May 29th
St. Louis home to Los Angeles, Friday, May 29th