D-backs vs. Cardinals Prediction
Will the Diamond backs beat the Cardinals for the second straight night when they visit St. Louis tonight at 8:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Cardinals are -115 money line favorites versus the Diamondbacks, who have odds of +105 to pull off the upset in St. Louis. With Robbie Ray set to face Michael Wacha in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Ray surrendered five runs (four earned) on six hits over five innings in Sunday’s loss to the Nationals. Ray got off to an awful start in this one, coughing up a leadoff home run to Brian Goodwin to open the game. Three more runs would come home after that shot, leaving the Diamondbacks in a 4-0 hole before they even had a chance to bat. He settled in after that, but the damage had already been done. Ray finished up his outing with a modest four strikeouts and two walks. Up next on the docket as he tries to shake it off, a road showdown with the Cardinals. He will bring a 3.15 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 149/57 K/BB ratio (19 starts) into that contest.
Wacha struggled in Sunday’s loss to the Cubs, surrendering five runs on six hits over his six innings of work. The right-hander punched out six and didn’t walk a batter. He had trouble keeping the ball in the yard on Sunday, with Kyle Schwarber blasting a solo homer in the fourth inning and Willson Contreras adding a two-run shot in the sixth. Wacha will carry a 3.93 ERA and 1.31 WHIP into Friday’s matchup against the Diamondbacks.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Diamondbacks have won five of Ray’s last six road starts, are 8-3 in his last 11 outings, and are 4-0 in his last four starts versus National League Central opponents. The Cardinals, are meanwhile, are 1-5 in Wacha’s last six starts versus a team with a winning record and have dropped six of his last eight outings following a team loss in their previous game.
FRIDAY MLB PREDICTION: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS +105