Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/19/2022

Miles Mikolas will take the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals (66-51) Friday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-63). The Cardinals are -178 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 9:40 PM ET, live from Chase Field. Mikolas will get the ball for St. Louis while Arizona counter with Tommy Henry.

Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks

After digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Diamondbacks on the moneyline at +151. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Arizona Diamondbacks (+151) and Over (8.5)

Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Miles Mikolas
• Arizona Diamondbacks probable starting pitcher: Tommy Henry
• Game Day: Friday, August 19, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Stadium: Chase Field

St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Starter Miles Mikolas

• Mikolas looks for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Cardinals, his 25th of the season. He is 9-9 with a 3.44 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 149 1/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he went 8 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
• In 24 games this season, the 33-year-old has put up a 3.44 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .234 to opposing batters.
• Mikolas is trying to pick up his 17th quality start of the year.
• Mikolas is looking to pick up his 23rd start of five or more innings this year in this game.
• He will face a Diamondbacks offense that ranks 18th in the league with 503 runs while batting .229 as a squad. It has a collective .387 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 130 home runs (14th in MLB).
• Mikolas has pitched 7 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out seven against the Diamondbacks this season.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 33-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.44), 20th in WHIP (1.058), and 51st in K/9 (6.9).

Diamondbacks Starter Tommy Henry

• The Diamondbacks will hand the ball to Henry (2-1) for his fourth start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
• The 25-year-old has pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season with 4.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.2 walks per nine across three games.
• He has started three games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
• Henry will look to pitch five or more innings for the fourth start in a row.
• The Cardinals have scored 559 runs this season, which ranks fifth in MLB. They are batting .255 for the campaign with 138 home runs, 10th in the league.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites 67 times this season and won 45, or 67.2%, of those games.
• St. Louis has a record of 10-4, a 71.4% win rate, when favored by -178 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 64% chance to win.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of their 120 games with a total this season.
• In 119 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 66-53-0 ATS.

Diamondbacks Betting Picks & Insights

• The Diamondbacks have won in 39, or 42.9%, of the 91 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Arizona has been victorious 10 times in 35 chances when named as an underdog of at least +151 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 39.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• Arizona and their opponents have gone over in 55 of their 123 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Diamondbacks have an against the spread mark of 71-52-0 in 123 games with a line this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Paul Goldschmidt paces the Cardinals in home runs (29), runs batted in (94) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .335.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Goldschmidt ranks fifth in home runs and fourth in RBI.
• Goldschmidt carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .438 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .293 with 29 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 40 walks.
• Arenado is 15th in homers and 11th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Tommy Edman is batting .256 with 20 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 37 walks.
• Edman is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Dylan Carlson has 24 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 33 walks while batting .243.

Diamondbacks Leaders & Batting Stats

• Christian Walker paces the Diamondbacks in home runs (29) and runs batted in (69).
• In all of the big leagues, Walker is fifth in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Walker brings a hitting streak of five games into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .474 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and six RBI.
• Ketel Marte’s .257 batting average leads his team.
• Marte ranks 139th in homers and 129th in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Daulton Varsho has 18 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 37 walks while batting .241.
• Josh Rojas has 17 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 36 walks while hitting .283.