Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks odds, tips and betting trends

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17 April 2023

Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Arizona Diamondbacks (9-7) and St. Louis Cardinals (7-9) is on deck Monday at 7:45 PM ET, at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals are favored at home (-162) against the Diamondbacks (+139). The starting pitchers are Jack Flaherty (1-1) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Merrill Kelly (0-2) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Cardinals knocked off the Pirates by a 5-4 score in their most recent game yesterday. Lars Nootbaar went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively while Drew VerHagen earned the win after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.

The Diamondbacks took down the Marlins 5-0 yesterday, with Zac Gallen registering the win while pitching 6 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out seven. Corbin Carroll went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI to pace the Diamondbacks’ offense.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Monday’s Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks contest, including viewing options.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:17 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Cardinals (-162, bet $162 to win $100)
Underdog: Diamondbacks (+139, bet $100 to win $139)
Over/under: 8.5

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Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

The Cardinals have been favorites in 11 games this season and won six (54.5%) of those contests.
St. Louis has entered four games this season favored by -162 or more and are 2-2 in those contests.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 61.8% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
Games involving St. Louis has gone over the total set by bookmakers in five of 16 chances this season.
The Cardinals have an ATS record of 7-9-0 in 16 games with a spread this season.

Jack Flaherty (Cardinals Probable Starter)

Flaherty makes the start for the Cardinals, his fourth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 1.76 ERA and 13 strikeouts through 15 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing five hits.
The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 1.76, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opponents are batting .184 against him.
Flaherty is looking for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages five frames per appearance on the mound.
He will face a Diamondbacks squad that is hitting .254 as a unit (11th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .401 (17th in MLB) with 12 total home runs (27th in MLB).

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 17 home runs.
Fueled by 46 extra-base hits, St. Louis ranks ninth in MLB with a .419 slugging percentage this season.
The Cardinals have a team batting average of .274 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
St. Louis has scored the 22nd-most runs in the majors this season with 67 (4.2 per game).
The Cardinals are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .347.
St. Louis ranks 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.3 whiffs per contest.

Diamondbacks Stats and Trends

Diamondbacks Betting Records

The Diamondbacks have been victorious in seven, or 50%, of the 14 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Arizona has come away with a win three times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +139 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 41.8% chance of pulling out a win.
Arizona’s games have gone over the total in seven of its 16 opportunities.
The Diamondbacks are 11-5-0 against the spread in their 16 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Merrill Kelly (Diamondbacks Probable Starter)

Kelly (0-2 with a 4.11 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his fourth of the season.
The righty’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he went six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up only one hit.
The 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.11, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opposing hitters have a .196 batting average against him.
Kelly has registered one quality start this year.
Kelly will try to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging five innings per outing.
The opposing Cardinals offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.419) and ranks 14th in home runs hit (17) in all of MLB. They have a collective .274 batting average, and are third in the league with 153 total hits and 22nd in MLB play scoring 67 runs.

Diamondbacks Batting Stats

The Diamondbacks are fourth-worst in MLB play with 12 home runs.
So far this year, Arizona ranks 17th in baseball with a .401 slugging percentage.
The Diamondbacks have the 11th-ranked batting average in the league (.254).
The offense for Arizona is the No. 20 offense in MLB, scoring 4.3 runs per game (69 total runs).
The Diamondbacks’ .299 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in MLB.

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