Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-118) St. Louis (+100)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (11-13) are en route to Busch Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (10-13). The odds on this game have Arizona at -118 while St. Louis is at +100. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jordan Montgomery and Kyle Gibson.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have 134 runs and hold an OBP of .334. The Diamondbacks have hit 45 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 23 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 124 runs batted in and 212 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .256. Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .396 and have been called out on strikes 166 times, while being walked on 93 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.02 on the campaign (15th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 186 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 23 long balls in addition to 108 runs in total (21st in MLB). They have walked 66 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.83 as a team over the course of the season. Arizona has surrendered 210 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 96 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 40.0% and stepped onto the hill in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 28 base runners for the season with 39.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 23 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 80 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have 11 holds this year (21st in the league). They have recorded 4 saves for the season and have not converted 6 of 10 chances to save the game.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,935 innings on the field, which ranks them 24th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 645 putouts this year, in addition to 223 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 21 double plays.

Montgomery (39-34 career mark) has a FIP of 3.75 while going up against 3,161 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 710 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 207 free passes. His ERA is 3.67 (310 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.205. Montgomery has taken the mound for 761 innings and is sitting with 708 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Cardinals have a SLG% of .337 and they are earning 3.52 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have put up 33 two-baggers, while walking 80 times as well as notching 81 runs. St. Louis is sitting with 15 home runs so far this season as well as 77 RBIs. They have been rung up on 194 instances (13th in MLB) and have 164 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .302 and a batting average of .220 this year.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.296 in addition to having a FIP of 4.01 as a squad for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (191 strikeouts vs 67 walks). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 196. They have surrendered 26 home runs and they relinquish 4.34 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 98 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.81 (86 earned runs given up).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.7% out of their 28 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 23 occasions with runners on. With 28 save situations, the Cardinals have 18 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They rank 5th in baseball holding a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 73 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 27 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have 210 assists, 9 errors and have a total of 609 putouts over the course of the season. In 1,827 innings on the field, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (23rd in MLB).

Gibson (105-102 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.55 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and he has faced 7,374 batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 870 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.375 and a FIP of 4.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Gibson has given up 1,767 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,373 strikeouts in 1,721 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-118)

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