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Colorado Rockies
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St. Louis Cardinals

Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 14, 8:39PM UTC

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MLB
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Outdoor
Sun 9 Aug 2026, 6:15PM
20
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
78.6%
Historical Hit Rate
Answer
The model’s one call for this game: St. Louis Cardinals -5.5 (Spread)
The model graded 20 markets for Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) and this is the one it backs hardest — a lean, not a lock. A $100 bet returns about $620 if it lands. Picks on this matchup have hit 78.6% across 42 settled results. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. For the numbers: model win probability 31.7%, fair odds 3.15, book price +520, model edge +15.6%. Tip-off Sun 9 Aug 2026, 6:15PM at Busch Stadium.

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
St. Louis Cardinals
-8.5
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Calibrated model vs market

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Who's out

Injuries & availability

Colorado Rockies

  • Jose Quintana SPOut
  • Kyle Karros 3BOut
  • Tyler Freeman RFOut
  • Jaden Hill RPOut
  • Chase Dollander SPOut
  • Welinton Herrera RPOut
  • McCade Brown SPOut
  • RJ Petit RPOut
  • Pierson Ohl RPOut
  • Kris Bryant DHOut

Probable pitcher

Kyle Freeland SP

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Ramon Urias 3BOut
  • Max Rajcic RPOut

Probable pitcher

Matthew Liberatore SP
Availability updated Aug 15, 2:15AM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & availability impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 12 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability12 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineSt. Louis CardinalsNo line posted
4-1L5 record
L5 RF2.2L5 RA0.8Home L53-2vs Colorado Rockies L51-4Free board8-8

St. Louis Cardinals moneyline form: last five 4-1, 2.2 runs/gm.

Run LineSt. Louis Cardinals run lineNo line posted
4-1L5 record
L5 RF2.2L5 RA0.8Home L53-2vs Colorado Rockies L51-4

St. Louis Cardinals spread form: last five 4-1, 2.2 runs/gm.

Total RunsGame total · St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado RockiesNo line posted

St. Louis Cardinals total runs form: last five 4-1, 2.2 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsSt. Louis Cardinals team totalNo line posted
1.8runs we expect
L5 RF2.2L5 RA0.8Home L53-2vs Colorado Rockies L51-4

St. Louis Cardinals team total runs form: last five 4-1, 2.2 runs/gm.

Colorado Rockies @ St. Louis Cardinals — what the model found

Our model graded 20 betting markets for Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals — 20 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

20
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 20 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals — recent results

St. Louis Cardinals have won 4 of their last 5 games; Colorado Rockies have won 2 of their last 5.

St. Louis Cardinals — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W7–1PHIHome
W2–0PHIHome
L5–6PHIHome
W7–4COLHome
W3–2COLHome
Colorado Rockies — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W3–2ARIAway
W6–4ARIAway
L0–9ARIAway
L4–7STLAway
L2–3STLAway

Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals — last-5 form comparison

Over their last five games St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 2.0 runs per game (4-1) while Colorado Rockies are at 2.0 (1-4); St. Louis Cardinals pitchers are allowing 1.0 earned runs per game versus 1.8 for Colorado Rockies.

2.0
St. Louis Cardinals runs/G
2.0
Colorado Rockies runs/G
Last 5 gamesSt. Louis CardinalsColorado Rockies
Runs / game2.02.0
Hits / game3.04.0
Home runs / game0.20.4
Walks drawn / game0.40.4
Batter K / game1.01.6
Earned runs allowed / game1.01.8
Pitching K / game1.42.0
Walks allowed / game1.01.0
L5 record4-11-4

Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals — recent meetings

These two have met 3 times recently: St. Louis Cardinals won 2, Colorado Rockies won 1.

DateSt. Louis CardinalsColorado RockiesWinner
Aug 974St. Louis Cardinals
Aug 868Colorado Rockies
Aug 832St. Louis Cardinals

Who’s out or in doubt

12 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

St. Louis Cardinals
PlayerStatus
Ramon Urias 3BOUT
Max Rajcic RPOUT
Colorado Rockies
PlayerStatus
Jose Quintana SPOUT
Kyle Karros 3BOUT
Tyler Freeman RFOUT
Jaden Hill RPOUT
Chase Dollander SPOUT
Welinton Herrera RPOUT
McCade Brown SPOUT
RJ Petit RPOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

Track record for this matchup

Logged & graded
42
Total Picks
78.6%
Hit Rate

Hit rate is how often the pick landed — not profit; favourites can win often and still lose money.

DateMarketPickResult
09 Aug 26 Moneyline St. Louis Cardinals ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Moneyline - 1st 5 Innings St. Louis Cardinals ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals -4.5 ✗ MISS
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals -4 ✗ MISS
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals -3.5 ✗ MISS
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals -2.5 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +2 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals -2 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +2.5 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals -1 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +1 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +3 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +3.5 ✓ HIT
09 Aug 26 Spread St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 ✓ HIT

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Rockies vs Cardinals, or as Cardinals vs Rockies. The most recent game between them was Sunday 9 August 2026 at Busch Stadium. The model has generated 20 game picks for this matchup. The model has recorded a hit rate of 78.6% on tracked picks between these two teams. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

Last time they played

Final scores · last 3 meetings
St. Louis Cardinals 2–1 across the last 3 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
9 Aug 2026Colorado Rockies @ St. Louis Cardinals7–4St. Louis Cardinals
8 Aug 2026Colorado Rockies @ St. Louis Cardinals3–2St. Louis Cardinals
8 Aug 2026Colorado Rockies @ St. Louis Cardinals6–8Colorado Rockies
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