Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+158) St. Louis (-188)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (29-32) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (22-40) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Rockies at +158 while the Cardinals open at -188. The total is 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ryan Feltner and Kyle Gibson.

The Rockies have accumulated 112 doubles as a team and have knocked 51 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging rate of .379 and have struck out 586 times, while being walked on 173 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in baseball. They have earned 239 RBI's and 518 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .245. They have accumulated 252 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.54. Rockies pitchers have yielded 70 home runs and also 348 runs (30th in MLB). Colorado has given up 605 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 326 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.34 on the season (30th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 399 hitters. They have walked 238 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.75 as a team so far this year.

The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 61.9% and has entered the game in 47 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 102 runners on the year and 36.3% of those players crossed home plate. Rockies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 65 times as well as having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 185 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have tallied 26 holds on the season (25th in baseball). They have 13 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 21 save chances.

The Colorado Rockies have 1,647 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 637 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and they have turned 66 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,941 innings, which has them sitting 29th in baseball.

Feltner has taken the mound for 210 frames and has accounted for 180 K's so far in his MLB career. Feltner (7-19 career mark) holds a FIP of 6.05 while going up against 948 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 6.14 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.542. He has given up 237 base hits (10.2 hits per nine innings) and has 86 free passes.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for an OBP of .307 as well as a batting average of .233 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 516 occasions (17th in the league) and have earned a total of 477 base hits. St. Louis is sitting with 59 home runs on the season and 222 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .372 and they are scoring 3.87 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have put up 94 doubles, while walking 201 times and putting up 236 runs.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.283 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (505 strikeouts against 178 walks). They have a ranking of 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 511. They have conceded 69 long balls and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 282 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.09 (244 earned runs relinquished).

With 74 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 46 holds and also 6 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have tallied 22 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 62 times in high leverage situations and also on 59 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of 83 inherited runners. They rank 2nd in baseball with a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have dispatched 194 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 60 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 552 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 1,613 putouts so far this year. Out of their 4,839 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Gibson has surrendered 1,806 base hits while he has earned 1,419 punch outs in 1,766 innings. Gibson (108-102 record in his career) holds a 4.51 ERA and has allowed 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 885 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.372 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.30 and he has gone up against 7,567 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+158)

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