Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/11/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, August 11, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+125) St. Louis (-145)

The Colorado Rockies (30-84) are on their way to Busch Stadium on Monday where they will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (58-58). The odds on this game have the Rockies at +125 while the Cardinals are priced at -145. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kyle Freeland and Miles Mikolas.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 1,091 times, while drawing a walk on 295 occasions. They have accumulated 413 runs batted in and 904 hits this year, while their team batting average is at .236. The Rockies have hit 186 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 118 balls out of the park. They have tallied 424 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .295. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which is 28th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.62. Rockies pitchers have given up 169 home runs and also 740 total runs (30th in MLB). Colorado has yielded 1,214 base hits (11.0 per 9 innings) and also 665 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 6.01 for the year (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 745 hitters. They have walked 400 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.15 as a squad this year.

Rockies relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 125 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 46 holds for the season (28th in the league). The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 51.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 85 save situations. They have accumulated 20 saves over the course of the season and have blown 19 of their 39 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 216 base runners so far this season and 34.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rockies have dispatched 384 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 2,988 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,091 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which is 29th in professional baseball, and have a total of 118 double plays. The Rockies have converted 65.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,964 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in professional baseball.

Freeland has taken the hill for 1,206 innings and is sitting with 898 strikeouts in his MLB career. Freeland (62-85 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.51 while he has faced 5,243 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.57 (613 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.427. He has surrendered 1,339 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has 382 free passes.

The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .388 and they score 4.39 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have 200 two-baggers, while walking 359 times as well as notching 509 runs. St. Louis has tallied 111 home runs for the season as well as 485 RBIs. They have been rung up on 901 occasions (23rd in the league) and have recorded 974 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a batting average of .249 on the year.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.289 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit so far this season. They are currently ranked 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,015. The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 525 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.22 (480 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.40 (839 strikeouts vs 304 walks). They have surrendered 113 homers and they give up 4.62 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves. They are ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 345 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 111 times in high leverage situations and on 110 occasions with base runners. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.1% of 151 inherited runners. With 111 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 64 holds and 15 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 88 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 1,116 assists, 51 errors and are sitting with 3,071 putouts so far this year. Out of their 9,213 innings played, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in pro baseball).

During his career, Mikolas has allowed 1,230 base knocks while earning 871 strikeouts in 1,207 innings pitched. He has given up 569 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and having a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.74 and he has gone up against 5,024 batters in his career. Mikolas (70-73 career win-loss record) has a 4.24 earned run average while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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