The St. Louis Cardinals have been making easy work of the Arizona Diamondbacks when the two clubs meet, as the Cards have won each of the past eight meetings. The Cardinals have outscored the D-Backs 36-17 in those outings with Arizona failing to score three or more runs in four of those games.
The Diamondbacks will look to reverse that trend when they send ace Zack Greinke to the mound Monday. Greinke struggled to start the season, but has started to steady himself recently, with the right-hander allowing just three earned runs in his past two outings combined.
The Cards will counter with Jaime Garcia, who has a perfect career record against the D-Backs, to the bump Monday. Garcia is 5-0 with a 2.51 ERA in five career starts against the D-Backs, with two of those victories coming last season.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Those going with the Arizona Diamondbacks in this one found them listed on the odds board as moneyline favorites of -144 at Sportsbook for Monday's contest. The betting total was hovering near 8 at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 4.6-4.4 win for the Cardinals on Monday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Arizona Diamondbacks sport a record of 10-10 heading into this matchup, while the St. Louis Cardinals sit at 10-8 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Arizona vs St. Louis injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Arizona Diamondbacks at No. 17 and the St. Louis Cardinals at No. 2 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Arizona Diamondbacks and its No. 8-rated batting order, averaging 4.85 runs per nine innings, against the No. 2 line up of the St. Louis Cardinals at 6.17 runs per outing.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Arizona has the No. 22-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Cardinals own the No. 13 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
St. Louis looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Padres, a 8-5 final on Sunday in support of M Leake at PETCO Park.
Arizona lost a tight one on Sunday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 12-10 score against Pittsburgh at Chase Field.
Next Betting Matchups
St. Louis at Arizona, Tuesday, April 26th