St Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 21 (4/21): MLB
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- Apr 21, 2022, 10:57:31 AM
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Odds
| Time | 6:40 p.m. EST |
| Cardinals money line | +107 |
| Cardinals run line | +1.5 (-180) |
| Marlins money line | -128 |
| Marlins run line | -1.5 (+155) |
| Over / under | 8.5 |
Key stats
| St Louis Cardinals | Miami Marlins | |
| Record | 7-3 | 4-7 |
| Road / home record | 4-2 | 3-3 |
| Last 10 record | 7-3 | 4-6 |
| Streak | W2 | L2 |
| Over / under record | 5-4-1 | 3-7 |
| Runs / game | 5.00 | 3.64 |
| Runs allowed / game | 3.00 | 4.42 |
Preview
The St Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins will play the final game of the series at the loanDepot park on Thursday. The Marlins will try to avoid the sweep as the Cardinals won the first two games 5-1 and 2-0.
St Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals get here with a 7-3 record after winning the first 2 games of the series against the Marlins. The team is averaging 5.00 runs per game and allowing 3 runs. Nolan Arenado leads with 5 home runs and batting for .368 AVG whit 14 RBI so far.
Mikolas didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Marlins, scattering four hits over five-plus scoreless innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.
Probable Pitcher:
Jordan Hicks (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will be on the mound for the Cardinals in the 3rd game of the series. The 25-year-old threw 35 pitches over two innings during his last outing Sunday in Milwaukee and is expected to be limited to about 45 pitches in his first start of the season.
Miami Marlins
The Marlins get here with a 4-7 record after losing to the Cards the first two games of the series. The team is averaging 3.64 runs and allowing 4.42 runs per game. Jesus Sanchez is batting for a .333 AVG, has 2 home runs and 8 RBI.
Sandy Alcantara leads the team with 1 win and a 1.86 ERA striking out 15.
Probable Pitcher:
Pablo Lopez (1-0, 0.87 ERA) will take the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Marlins. Lopez picked up the win in Friday's 7-1 victory over the Phillies, giving up four hits and two walks over 5.1 scoreless innings. He struck out two. He had one start against the Cards last season and allowed 2 runs in 6.2 innings pitched striking out 6. He took the loss on that game.
BETTING TRENDS
St. Louis are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
St. Louis are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games.
Miami are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
Prediction
The Marlins continue to struggle offensively, they've scored only 1 run in this series while the Cardinals haven't had any issues on the offense and have won 8 of their last 8 games against Miami. Pablo Lopez has been sharp to begin the season, posting a 0.87 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 8:3 K:BB through 10.1 innings. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 6 games and in 7 of Miami's last 10 games. Take the under.
PICK: Under 8.5 (-110)
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