St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 30-42 Miami Marlins play host to the 46-24 St. Louis Cardinals tonight in MLB play on the grass of Marlins Park, June 24, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM EST.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Cardinals -119/Marlins +109
O/U Total: 7.5
Pitching Matchup
Jaime Garcia (L) W/L 2-3 WHIP 0.90 ERA 1.76
Mat Latos (R) W/L 2-4 WHIP 1.54 ERA 5.37
St. Louis edged Miami 4-3 on Tuesday. They are now 3-3 on their road trip and 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Marlins are 0-1 on their homestand and 1-5 in their past 6 games.
The Cardinals lead the season series 1-0 and have a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 matchups.
Garcia received a no decision in his last start, a 2-1 loss at Minnesota. He went 6 innings and didn’t allow a run for his 6th Q start in 6 games in 2015.
Latos got his 5th no decision in his last 8 starts in his last outing, a 9-4 loss at the Yankees. He lasted 5.2 innings, gave up 3 ERs and struck out 6. He has 4 Q starts on the year.
C Yadier Molina has seen a lot of Latos in his career and is 12-31 (.387) with a HR, 5 RBIs and 2 stolen bases against him. OF Jon Jay is 11-30 (.367) with an RBI and a SB against the right-hander while OF Jason Heyward is 5-14 (.357) with 2 RBIs. SS Pete Kozma and 1B Mark Reynolds haven’t been as fortunate as some of their teammates and are a combined 1-19 (.053) against Latos.
Only 3 Miami hitters have faced Garcia before. OF Ichiro Suzuki is 1-3 (.333) while OF Giancarlo Stanton is 0-1. IF Jeff Baker is 4-13 (.308) with an RBI vs. the right-hander.
St. Louis at Miami Betting Trends
The Cardinals are 8-3 straight up in their last 11 games.
St. Louis is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games against Miami.
The game total has gone under in 9 of Miami’s last 12 home games.
The Marlins are 1-5 straight up in their last 6 games.
Miami is 7-2 straight up in their last 9 home games.
Injury Report
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Matt Adams 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Matt Holliday OF 15-Day Disabled List
Lance Lynn P 15-Day Disabled List
Adam Wainwright P 60-Day Disabled List
Jordan Walden P 15-Day Disabled List
MIAMI MARLINS
Henderson Alvarez 15-Day Disabled List
Jarred Cosart P 15-Day Disabled List
Aaron Crow P 60-Day Disabled List
Jose Fernandez P 60-Day Disabled List
Don Kelly 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Bryan Morris P 15-Day Disabled List
Michael Morse 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Martin Prado 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
St. Louis: 70%
Miami: 30%
Free MLB Pick
We think that the Marlins have a solid shot to win this game. Mat Latos has started to pitch better since a two-game rough patch that saw him allow 11 runs in 8 1/3 innings in two home starts. Cardinals’ starter Jaime Garcia has limited exposure to the current Marlins’ roster and may find the going tough against a team that hits lefties very well. Getting money backing the home squad is a bonus.
Take the Miami Marlins +109 @ BOVADA SPORTSBOOK
