St. Louis Cardinals
71-72
@
Colorado Rockies
55-87
3:10 PM ET Coors Field Rockies.TV Day GameWeekend

Back St. Louis on the moneyline at -134 with Kyle Leahy holding the clear pitching edge.

Leahy's proven command and STL's higher implied total point to the road side despite Coors.

SideBET AWAY ML at STL -134.
TotalBET UNDER 11.0 given the wind blowing in.
Lean6/10
Confidence
  • Leahy carries a 3.13 ERA versus Adams over just 13.2 IP.
  • Adams walks 4.09 per nine, inviting traffic at Coors.
  • STL implied for 5.7 runs, tops the 5.3 mark.
Best Bet St. Louis moneyline at -134 is the highest-conviction play behind Leahy's edge.
Total11.0
STL Win57%
COL Win47%
Implied STL5.7
Implied COL5.3

Vegas / Market

Total
11.0
Run line
COL 1.5
STL ML
-134 57%
COL ML
+114 47%
STL5.7
COL5.3

The de-vigged team totals give STL 5.7 and COL 5.3, so the market already leans road side, matching the -134 price. That number feels fair rather than soft, offering little edge for a heavier lay. The total of 11.0 is aggressive given the wind knocking down the park.

Pitching Matchup

STL
Kyle Leahy
10-4 · 129.1 IP
ERA
3.13
WHIP
1.31
K/9
8.2
BB/9
2.7
VS
COL
Mason Adams
0-0 · 13.2 IP
ERA
3.95
WHIP
1.61
K/9
11.6
BB/9
4.1

Leahy brings the more reliable profile, a 3.13 ERA and 2.65 BB/9 across 129.1 innings, showing repeatable command over a full workload. Adams flashes big swing-and-miss with an 11.59 K/9 but only 13.2 innings of sample and a shaky 4.09 BB/9 and 1.61 WHIP. The edge clearly belongs to Leahy on command and body of work.

Offense Comparison

STLRank of 30COL
4.5 #11 Runs / G 4.7 #6
0.243 #17 AVG 0.254 #4
1.07 #21 HR / G 1.10 #19
7.90 #25 K / G 8.66 #8

Colorado's lineup ranks 4th in AVG and 6th in runs per game, a contact-leaning group led by Goodman and McCarthy that can pester Leahy's strike-throwing approach. St. Louis strikes out often, 25th at 7.90 per game, which plays into Adams' whiff stuff, but the Cards can capitalize on his walks. Neither side is a heavy power stack, both sitting mid-pack in HR rate.

Weather & Park

CFN
At first pitch · 3:10 PM ET
9 mph in from LF · favors pitchers
Conditions
Sunny
Temp
88°
Rain
1%
Humidity
26%
dry, denser air
Now: 73° · 2 mph out to LF · Overcast

Coors Field is outdoor and hot at 88F, but an 8 mph wind blowing in from left field is flagged as a negative run-scoring factor, tempering the usual altitude boost.

DFS Angles

Lean a light Colorado stack of McCarthy, Moniak and Goodman against Adams-free Leahy only in tournaments, since the wind and Leahy's command cap upside for both sides.

Leahy is the pitcher to target given his 3.13 ERA and matchup edge; fade Adams whose 4.09 BB/9 and Coors setting invite a blowup.

STL top bats
  • Alec Burleson 17.7 proj · $9,800 · 1.8x
  • Jordan Walker 15.8 proj · $10,400 · 1.5x
  • Ivan Herrera 14.6 proj · $8,600 · 1.7x
  • Leo Bernal 13.0 proj · $6,000 · 2.2x
  • Joshua Baez 12.7 proj · $8,200 · 1.6x
COL top bats
  • Hunter Goodman 14.0 proj · $9,600 · 1.5x
  • Jake McCarthy 13.4 proj · $9,000 · 1.5x
  • Mickey Moniak 13.2 proj · $7,600 · 1.7x
  • TJ Rumfield 13.1 proj · $6,800 · 1.9x
  • Cole Carrigg 12.5 proj · $8,000 · 1.6x

Players to Watch

Prop leans
  • Alec Burleson - hits over lean - projected 1.65 hits at bat 3.
  • Jake McCarthy - hits over lean - projected 1.77 hits leading off.
  • TJ Rumfield - hits over lean - projected 1.65 hits at strong 1.93x value.
  • Leo Bernal - RBI lean - projected 1.23 RBI at cheap $6000.
On watch
  • Kyle Leahy - command edge that anchors the road side.
  • Mason Adams - tiny 13.2 IP sample and high walk rate.
  • Hunter Goodman - top COL power bat with 0.45 projected HR.
  • Leo Bernal - top value at 2.16x salary multiplier.
View all STL & COL props →

Form & Head-to-Head

Season series: STL 3 – COL 2

St. Louis leads the season series 3-2.

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