Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+118) St. Louis (-140)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (4-4) will compete against the Miami Marlins (0-8) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Miami at +118 and St. Louis opens at -140. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Trevor Rogers and Steven Matz.

The Marlins have recorded 9 doubles as a team and have hit 7 balls out of the park. Miami has a slugging % of .313 and have been called out on strikes 71 times, while drawing a walk on 25 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are knocking in 3.6 runs per outing, which is 23rd in the league. They have accounted for 28 runs batted in in addition to 56 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .204. They have 29 runs and have an on-base percentage of .276.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.71. Marlins pitchers have given up 10 home runs in addition to 59 runs in total (30th in the league). Miami has surrendered 82 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 48 earned runs. The Marlins have an ERA of 5.76 so far this year (27th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 77 hitters. They have walked 46 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.91 as a unit this year.

The Marlins have dispatched 27 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 base runners this season and 50.0% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 0 saves on the year and have missed out on 4 of their 4 chances to save the game. The Marlins relievers have recorded a save rate of 0.0% and has entered the game in 9 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 5 holds this year (8th in the league). Marlins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 8 times and also have had 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have converted 64.3% of balls in play into outs in their 675 innings, ranking them 26th in MLB. The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 225 putouts this year, as well as 78 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .977 which is 23rd in the majors, and they have turned 7 double plays.

Rogers has pitched in 291 innings and is sitting with 327 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.18 (135 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.347. He has conceded 278 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 114 walks. Rogers (13-23 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.49 while facing 1,262 hitters in the majors.

The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .331 and they tally 4.38 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have tallied 11 doubles, while taking a walk 22 times as well as putting up 35 runs. St. Louis is sitting with 5 home runs so far this year as well as 32 runs batted in. They have struck out on 83 instances (1st in the league) and have 60 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for a team OBP of .305 and a batting average of .226 on the season.

The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 35 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.57 (35 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 15 dingers and they give up 4.57 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.362 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (70 strikeouts vs 25 walks). They are currently ranked 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 69.

St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 6 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 6 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Cardinals have 7 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 26 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 8 double plays and have a fielding percentage of 1.000 (1st in baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 68 assists, 0 errors and have a total of 207 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 621 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (16th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Matz has surrendered 906 hits and he has 851 K's in 888 innings. Matz (54-58 career mark) is the owner of a 4.24 earned run average while surrendering 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 419 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has gone up against 3,806 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+118)

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