Marlins vs. Cardinals Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 6/29/2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (43-34) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins (33-40) when the teams meet at 7:45 PM ET on Wednesday. The Marlins are -126 favorites to prevent the Cardinals from completing the sweep. Sandy Alcantara starts for Miami while Andre Pallante is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

Marlins vs. Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Marlins vs. Cardinals

Our best bet is the Cardinals on the moneyline at +106 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will under the total of 7.5 runs.

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (+106) and Under (7.5)

Marlins vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Miami Marlins probable starting pitcher: Sandy Alcantara
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Andre Pallante
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
• Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Marlins Starter Sandy Alcantara

• Alcantara (7-3) gets the starting nod for the Marlins in his 16th start of the season. He’s put together a 1.95 ERA in 106 1/3 innings pitched, with 94 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Friday, the right-hander went 7 2/3 innings against the New York Mets, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 1.95, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opponents are batting .195 against him.
• Alcantara has 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Alcantara will try to pitch five or more innings for his 10th straight start. He’s averaging 7.0 frames per outing.
• He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks second in the league with 370 runs while batting .255 as a squad. It has a collective .408 slugging percentage (ninth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 82 home runs (13th in MLB).
• Alcantara has a 0 ERA and a 0.625 WHIP against the Cardinals this season in eight innings pitched, allowing a .148 batting average over one appearance.
• This season, the 26-year-old ranks third in ERA (1.95), sixth in WHIP (.950), and 35th in K/9 (8.0) among qualifying pitchers.

Cardinals Starter Andre Pallante

• The Cardinals will send Pallante (2-3) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
• The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
• The 23-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with an ERA of 2.03, a 1.476 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.356.
• He has one quality starts in four chances this season.
• Pallante has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Marlins rank 14th in MLB with a .243 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 15th in the league (.395) and 80 home runs.
• The Marlins have gone 0-for-6 in two innings this season against the right-hander.

Marlins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Marlins have entered the game as favorites 31 times this season and won 19, or 61.3%, of those games.
• Miami has entered 23 games this season favored by -126 or more and is 13-10 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Marlins, based on the moneyline, is 55.8%.
• Miami’s games have gone over the total in 38 of their 73 chances.
• The Marlins are 36-37-0 ATS in their 73 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have won in 17, or 47.2%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• St. Louis has a mark of 8-15 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +106 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 48.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• St. Louis and their opponents have gone over in 39 of their 78 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• In 77 games with a line this season, the Cardinals have a mark of 43-34-0 against the spread.

Marlins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jazz Chisholm has gone yard 14 times in the 2022 campaign while knocking in 45 runs, both totals that lead the Marlins.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Chisholm ranks 26th in home runs and 23rd in RBI.
• Garrett Cooper has a club-best .315 batting average.
• Cooper ranks 167th in homers and 64th in RBI on the season.
• Cooper carries a two-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with a double, two walks and three RBI.
• Jorge Soler has 13 doubles, 13 home runs and 30 walks while batting .217.
• Miguel Rojas is hitting .239 with seven doubles, a triple, six home runs and 13 walks.
• Rojas is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with a double, a home run and three RBI.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 19 home runs and 65 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .347.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Goldschmidt’s home run total ranks eighth and his RBI tally is second.
• Goldschmidt takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .444 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .282 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 walks.
• Arenado is currently 26th in homers and 12th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .272 with 12 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 29 walks.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .312 with 14 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 26 walks.