Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Cardinals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+106) St. Louis (-128)

The Colorado Rockies (45-70) are on their way to Busch Stadium on Friday where they will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (57-58). The moneyline on this matchup has the Rockies at +106 and the Cardinals are opening at -128. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Ryan Feltner and Kyle Leahy.

The Rockies have accrued 210 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 130 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado is slugging .421 and have been rung up 999 times, while being walked on 354 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in the league. They have recorded 531 runs batted in and 998 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .255. They are sitting with 554 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 161 home runs and also 662 runs (30th in the league). Colorado has yielded 1,161 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 619 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.51 on the season (30th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 800 batters. They have walked 369 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.81 as a team on the year.

Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 114 times and also have had 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 43 holds for the year (28th in the league). The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 56.5% and have entered the game in 90 save situations. They have accumulated 26 saves this year and have blown 20 out of their 46 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 179 runners on the season and 30.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 343 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Rockies have converted 66.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,105 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned 3,035 putouts for the season, in addition to 974 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them ranked 26th in MLB, and they have turned 95 double plays.

Feltner has taken the hill for 415 innings and has 348 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Feltner (13-31 mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.23 while he has faced 1,823 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.31 (245 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.440. He has conceded 436 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 162 walks.

St. Louis has accumulated 118 home runs this season to go along with 486 RBIs. They have recorded 158 two-baggers, while walking 371 times as well as putting up 499 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .240 so far this season. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .379 and they are recording 4.34 runs per outing (19th in MLB). They have struck out on 890 instances (27th in baseball) and have notched a total of 924 hits.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.340 with a FIP of 4.12 as a unit for the season. They have a ranking of 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 986. The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 509 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.12 (470 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (880 strikeouts against 389 bases on balls). They have allowed 114 dingers and they yield 4.46 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

With 130 save situations, the Cardinals have 74 holds and also 21 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 53 save opportunities and they have tallied 32 saves. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.2% out of 183 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 144 times in high leverage situations in addition to 126 occasions with runners on. They rank 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.4%, and they have dispatched 385 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year.

In 9,237 innings on the field, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (18th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 105 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 1,080 assists, 51 errors and have a total of 3,079 putouts this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Leahy has allowed 232 base knocks while he has tallied 206 strikeouts in 245 innings. Leahy (12-8 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.56 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 97 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.264 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and he has gone up against 1,025 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+106)

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