The Cardinals get a visit from the Colorado Rockies in baseball action on Tuesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The Cardinals will rely on Joe Kelly to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Jeff Francis will be his counterpart for the Rockies. Joe Kelly is 1-0 this season, and Jeff Francis is 1-1.



View Colorado vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Cardinals in this one will find them as -155 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 9.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 9-rated Rockies taking on the National League's No. 6-rated Cardinals in this contest.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Rockies rank No. 2 in the National League at 9.3 hits per game. That compares with St. Louis’s No. 1 ranking in that category.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and St. Louis has the National League's No. 6-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rockies own the National League's No. 16 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 9-3 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -215 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Colorado looks to rebound from a loss to the Cardinals, who beat them 9-3 on Monday behind a start from Kyle Lohse at Busch Stadium.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few Rockies at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis' last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at St. Louis, Wednesday, July 4