With the All-Star Break officially over a 15-game MLB slate is scheduled for Friday, one of which is a matchup between St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks.
This game between the Cardinals and Diamondbacks is scheduled for Friday, July 17 and has an expected first pitch time of 9:40 PM ET, with the game being played at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and being broadcast on MLB.TV.
Our article previews this game between the Cardinals and the Diamondbacks by giving you our best bet, as well as our favorite player prop.
Additionally, we include the current betting odds, plus the home run odds for the best players from both teams.
Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks betting picks and predictions
St. Louis Cardinals ML (-115)
Our top pick for this game looks for the Cardinals to win. They enter this game with a record of 50-45 and are currently in third place in the NL Central division.
While St. Louis has some work to do in the division in terms of catching Milwaukee Brewers, they are just 1.0 game behind Miami Marlins for the final NL Wild-Card spot.
As for the Diamondbacks, they enter this game with a record of 49-47 and are currently in second place in the NL West division.
For Game 1 of this series, Arizona is set to start Merrill Kelly, who has a record of 7-8 and an ERA of 5.38.
To go along with his poor numbers overall, Kelly has been terrible when pitching at home. Through six home starts, he has posted an ERA of 7.44, having allowed 27 earned runs over 32.2 innings.
The Cardinals may only be a small favorite in this matchup, but still look to be a solid betting option and this is mainly because of how terrible Kelly has been on the mound this season.
On top of that, the Cards have the better overall offense, ranking 15th in terms of runs per game, while the Diamondbacks rank 19th in the same category.
Because of the clear disadvantage on the mound for Arizona, backing the Cardinals to win is our best bet.
Jordan Walker to hit a home run (+350)
Our favorite player prop for this game looks for the Cardinals' Jordan Walker to hit a home run.
Walker has easily been one of the best players for the Cardinals, batting .294. More importantly, he leads the team with 22 home runs.
He has been especially good on the road this season, having hit 13 of his 22 home runs. Further, Walker has hit 16 of his 22 home runs against right-handed pitching, which is what he will see in this game.
Keeping in mind that Walker is coming off an insane comeback win in the recent Home Run Derby, backing him to hit a home run is our play.
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Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks odds
St. Louis Cardinals | -115 ML |
Arizona Diamondbacks | -105 ML |
Run Line | STL Cardinals -1.5 |
Total | O/U 9 |
Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks player props
Player home run odds
Jordan Walker (STL Cardinals) | +350 |
Alec Burleson (STL Cardinals) | +475 |
JJ Wetherholt (STL Cardinals) | +700 |
Ketel Marte (ARI Diamondbacks) | +500 |
Corbin Carroll (ARI Diamondbacks) | +525 |
Nolan Arenado (ARI Diamondbacks) | +900 |
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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.
