Cardinals vs. Rockies Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/11/2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (61-49) visit the Colorado Rockies (49-64) at 3:10 PM ET Thursday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored Cardinals (-124), Paul Goldschmidt is batting .328 this year, second in the league, while Jose Iglesias ranks fourth in the majors with a .318 average for the underdog Rockies. St. Louis’ Dakota Hudson gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s German Marquez.

Cardinals vs. Rockies Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Cardinals vs. Rockies

After looking at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup, our best bet is the Rockies on the moneyline at +104. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going under the total of 12 runs.

Our computer pick: Colorado Rockies (+104) and Under (12)

Cardinals vs. Rockies Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Dakota Hudson
• Colorado Rockies probable starting pitcher: Germán Márquez
• Game Day: Thursday, August 11, 2022
• Game Time: 3:10 PM ET
• Location: Denver, Colorado
• Stadium: Coors Field

St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Starter Dakota Hudson

• Hudson gets the start for the Cardinals, his 21st of the season. He is 6-6 with a 4.20 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 105 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Saturday against the New York Yankees, when the right-hander went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• In 20 games this season, the 27-year-old has put up a 4.20 ERA and 4.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .262 to his opponents.
• Hudson is looking to pick up his seventh quality start of the year in this outing.
• Hudson is trying to collect his 12th start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
• He will take the hill against a Rockies offense that is batting .265 as a unit (first in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .410 (11th in MLB) with 102 total home runs (21st in MLB).

Rockies Starter Germán Márquez

• The Rockies’ Marquez (6-9) will make his 22nd start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• The 27-year-old has pitched to a 5.18 ERA this season with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.2 walks per nine across 21 games.
• In 21 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 10 of them.
• Marquez will look to pitch five or more innings for the seventh start in a row.
• The Cardinals have scored 519 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB. They are batting .253 for the campaign with 125 home runs, 13th in the league.
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks 57th in ERA (5.18), 57th in WHIP (1.414), and 46th in K/9 (7.2).

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Cardinals have won 40 out of the 61 games, or 65.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
• St. Louis has entered 49 games this season favored by -124 or more and is 33-16 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.4% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of their 113 opportunities.
• The Cardinals are 61-51-0 ATS in their 112 games with a spread this season.

Rockies Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rockies have been underdogs in 93 games this season and have come away with the win 36 times (38.7%) in those contests.
• This year, Colorado has won 31 of 81 games when listed as at least +104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 49% chance of walking away with the win.
• Colorado and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 56 of their 115 opportunities.
• The Rockies have an against the spread mark of 63-52-0 in 115 games with a line this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 26 home runs and 84 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .328.
• Goldschmidt’s home runs rank him eighth in the majors, and he is fourth in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 28 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 39 walks while batting .304.
• Arenado ranks 17th in homers in MLB, and 10th in RBI.
• Arenado carries an eight-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .405 with four doubles, five home runs, five walks and 12 RBI.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .257 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 36 walks.
• Edman will look to build on his three-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with an RBI.
• Dylan Carlson is hitting .237 with 24 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 29 walks.

Rockies Leaders & Batting Stats

• C.J. Cron paces the Rockies with 23 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 80.
• In all of the majors, Cron ranks 17th in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Cron carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .318 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, two walks and eight RBI.
• Charlie Blackmon is hitting .262 with 17 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 25 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Blackmon ranks 43rd in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Brendan Rodgers has 24 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .288.
• Iglesias leads the team in batting average with a mark of .318.