Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, April 29, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+150) St. Louis (-170)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (8-11) are en route to Busch Stadium on Friday where they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (10-7). The moneyline on this matchup has the Diamondbacks at +150 and the Cardinals are coming in at -170. The over/under is 7. The expected starting pitchers are Madison Bumgarner and Adam Wainwright.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 3.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in the league. They have 57 runs and hold an OBP of .273. The Diamondbacks have accounted for 24 doubles as a team and have hit 17 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 53 runs batted in in addition to 106 hits so far this season, while their batting average is at .178. Arizona has a slugging % of .307 and have struck out 175 times, while drawing a walk on 72 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 3.25 on the season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 128 batters. They have walked 70 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.83 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 14 home runs and 75 runs in total (18th in baseball).

The Diamondbacks bullpen have earned a save percentage of 71.4% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. The relievers have inherited 24 runners so far this season and 16.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 17 times in addition to having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 73 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have racked up 10 holds on the campaign (14th in baseball). They have earned 5 saves on the campaign and have not converted 2 out of their 7 chances to save the game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 507 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 169 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which puts them in 29th in baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,521 innings, ranking them 14th in MLB.

Bumgarner (127-107 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.50 and he has gone up against 8,385 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,815 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 490 walks. His earned run average is 3.29 (750 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.123. Bumgarner has taken the ball for 2,052 innings and has tallied 1,961 K's during his MLB career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .237 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 138 occasions (27th in baseball) and have earned 135 base hits. St. Louis has recorded 13 home runs this year as well as 69 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .360 and they are recording 4.24 runs per game (13th in the league). They have 27 two-baggers, while walking 58 times as well as putting up 72 runs.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.221 with a FIP of 3.33 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 (135 strikeouts against 49 walks). They come in at 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 133. They have conceded 10 homers and they allow 3.26 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 54 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.14 (52 earned runs conceded).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.0% out of 25 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 9 times in high leverage situations and on 19 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Cardinals have 10 holds and 1 blown save. They are ranked 7th in the league with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 55 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves.

In their 1,341 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (23rd in the majors). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 180 assists, 7 errors and are sitting with 447 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Wainwright has allowed 2,260 hits while tallying 2,026 strikeouts in 2,396 innings. He has given up a total of 894 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.213 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and he has faced 9,920 hitters in his pro baseball career. Wainwright (186-107 career record) has earned a 3.36 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+150)

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