Pick 5: Cardinals ML 

(-176 ODDS vía FanDuel Sportsbook)

Game Schedule: 8/9 @ 8:41 PM (ET) 

The Cardinals and Rockies meet for the first time this season and St. Louis has a major advantage in all aspects of this matchup leading to the value falling on their money line . The Cardinals have their ace Mike Mikolas starting on the mound tonight who has played great, posting a 2.92 ERA and 1.01 WHIP this season. Tonight he faces a Rockies lineup that has been average against right handed pitching this season hitting 251 and scoring 4.22 runs/9 and should have a solid outing where he allows 3 or less runs through 6 innings pitched, something he has done in 9 of his past 10 starts. Once he exits the Cardinals good bullpen who ranks 10th in the MLB with a 3.57 ERA and 1.22 WHIP will allow 1 run maximum through the remaining innings keeping the Rockies at 4 or less runs total.