Starlin Castro and the Miami Marlins will be hitting the diamond versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in a Tuesday night game. Fox Sports Midwest will be televising this NL showdown and the first pitch is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET.
Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Las Vegas has St. Louis (-205) as the favorite over Miami (+187). You can play matchup’s total with current odds listed at -130 for over 8 runs and +110 for under 8. This game currently has a runline of Marlins +1.5 (-115) and Cardinals -1.5 (-105).
The Marlins are only 25-45 SU and are 32-37 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 5.2 units for moneyline gamblers and 13.4 units ATS. Miami is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Cardinals, on the other hand, are 37-34 SU and 37-33 ATS. The team’s lost 4.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 3.3 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Neither team has positioned itself as a strong over/under play this year. Cardinals games have an over/under record of 32-33-5 thus far in 2019. Miami has an over/under record of 32-34-3.
Jordan Yamamoto will get the start for the visiting Marlins. The right-handed Yamamoto is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and five strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against St. Louis this year.
The Cardinals will put the ball in the right hand of Jack Flaherty (4-3, 4.28 ERA, 1.22 WHIP), who has 81 strikeouts and 25 walks this season. Flaherty hasn’t faced the Marlins yet this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 7.20 ERA and six strikeouts across five innings).
Miami’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.86 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 7.97 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.28, along with a WHIP of 1.23.
The Marlins offense has slashed .237/.299/.347 on its way to 3.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 2.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Second baseman Starlin Castro and third baseman Brian Anderson continue to lead Miami’s hitters. Castro is slashing .235/.264/.307 with four home runs, 28 RBIs and 19 runs scored. Anderson (.246/.333/.377) is up to seven homers, 28 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
In the other dugout, St. Louis’ pitchers have given up 4.5 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 4.37, a WHIP of 1.40 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.6. The bullpen has a 4.00 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 10.2 K/9.
St. Louis’ offense is putting up 4.7 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game over its last 10 games and 6.0 per game over its last five. The team has hit .243/.304/.467 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ hitters have been led by shortstop Paul DeJong and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. DeJong is hitting .281/.368/.506 with 13 home runs, 34 RBIs and 50 runs scored, while Goldschmidt’s line is .258/.349/.427 with 13 homers, 29 RBIs and 42 runs.
The Marlins have lost 5.2 units and are 21-29 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 21 of those games, compared to 27 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Cardinals have lost 2.5 units and are 31-25 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 25 of those games, compared to 27 that’ve cashed the under.
Marlins at Cardinals Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Marlins, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- Miami has tallied 10 extra-base hits over its last five outings. St. Louis has 18 XBH over its last five.
- The Marlins have lost three of their last four games SU while the Cardinals have taken four of their last five.
- St. Louis has posted 19.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 22.4 over its last five.
- The Marlins have hit four home runs in their last 10 games, including three over their last five.
- The Marlins have a total OPS of .646 this season and an OPS of .648 against right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals’ OPS sits at .733 overall and .742 against righties.
