St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction MLB Picks 9/24/24

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies meet Sunday in MLB action from Coors Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The St. Louis Cardinals will send out Michael McGreevy for the start here and McGreevy is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. This will be McGreevy’s first career start against the Rockies. The Colorado Rockies will start Ryan Feltner here and Feltner is 3-10 with a 4.73 ERA and 129 strikeouts this season. In his career, Feltner is 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA and 10 strikeouts against the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals come into this one looking to build on back-to-back series wins after knocking off the Cleveland Guardians thanks to a 2-1 win in Sunday’s series finale. The series win made it a back-to-back series W’s for the Cards after taking out the Pirates last week.

Cardinals Trying To Finish Season Strong

Nolan Arenado has 152 hits along with 22 doubles and 70 RBIs while Brendan Donovan has 155 hits and 68 RBIs with 33 doubles. Nolan Gorman has 19 home runs along with 50 RBIs in addition to 15 doubles while Masyn Winn has a .267 batting average, 150 hits, 28 doubles, and 11 stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also has 166 K’s while Gorman has 151 strikeouts as well this season. Alec Burleson also has a team-high 21 home runs and 73 RBIs as well this year.

Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win

• The Rockies have lost each of their last five home games against NL Central opponents following a road loss.
• The Cardinals have won each of their last four games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last four games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five home games against NL Central opponents following a road loss.

Colorado Rockies Recap

The Colorado Rockies come into this one looking to bounce back from their series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend thanks to a 6-5 loss in Sunday’s series finale. The series loss to the Dodgers snapped Colorado’s series win streak that included series against the Cubs and Diamondbacks over the last week and a half.

Rockies Trying To Finish Home Schedule On High Note

Ezequiel Tovar leads the Rockies with 168 hits including a team-high 44 doubles, 25 home runs, and 74 RBIs with 193 strikeouts as well this season while Ryan McMahon has 20 home runs and 63 RBIs along with 26 doubles and 176 strikeouts as well. Brenton Doyle’s added 24 doubles, 22 home runs, 71 RBIs, and a team-high 29 stolen bases as well as 4 triples and Brendan Rodgers has a team-best .267 batting average this season. Michael Toglia also chipped in 25 home runs as well this season.

Why the Colorado Rockies will win

• The Rockies have won seven of their last eight games as home underdogs against National League opponents following a loss.
• The Cardinals have lost each of their last four games as road favorites.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as road favorites following a win.
• The Rockies have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games as home underdogs against National League opponents following a loss.

Cardinals vs. Rockies Prediction

I’m on the Rockies here. I just think that the Rockies play their best baseball at home and this is a tough spot for McGreevy who is still fairly green at the major league level. Feltner’s been on a bit of a roll as of late and I think the Rockies back him up for the win at home in this one. Give me Colorado here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Colorado -101