On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the St. Louis Cardinals (60-59) hosting the Colorado Rockies (30-87) at 7:45 p.m. ET.
The Cardinals are favored at home (-223) against the Rockies (+184). The scheduled starters are Miles Mikolas (6-9) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Chase Dollander for the Colorado Rockies.
The Cardinals were vicotrious 3-2 over the Cubs yesterday in their last game. Pedro Pages finished 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively while Sonny Gray was earned the victory after throwing seven innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out seven.
The Rockies were beaten by the Diamondbacks 13-6 yesterday. Ezequiel Tovar went 3 for 4 with two doubles, and Tanner Gordon was handed the loss, pitching 4 2/3 innings, giving up 10 earned runs on 12 hits while striking out six.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Monday’s Cardinals vs. Rockies action, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cardinals (-223, bet $223 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rockies (+184, bet $100 to win $184)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cardinals vs. Rockies: Game time and live stream info
- Game day: Monday, August 11, 2025
- Game time: 7:45 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV channel: FDSMW and COLR
- Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites 54 times this season and won 28, or 51.9%, of those games.
- St. Louis has played as favorites of -223 or more once this season and won that game.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 69% chance to win.
- St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 59 of its 118 chances.
- The Cardinals are 63-55-0 against the spread this season.
Miles Mikolas (Cardinals probable starter)
- Mikolas makes the start for the Cardinals, his 23rd of the season. He is 6-9 with a 5.11 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last appearance came on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the right-hander threw three innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 36-year-old has an ERA of 5.11, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .275 against him.
- Mikolas has collected six quality starts this season.
- Mikolas has put up 16 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 22 outings this season.
- He will take the hill against a Rockies offense that ranks 24th in MLB with 936 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .394 (18th in MLB) with 120 total home runs (20th in MLB).
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals rank 24th in Major League Baseball with 113 home runs.
- Hitters for St. Louis have combined for a team rank of 22nd in the majors with a .387 team slugging percentage.
- The Cardinals rank 14th in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
- St. Louis ranks 14th in the majors with 518 total runs scored this season.
- The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- St. Louis ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.
Rockies stats and trends
Rockies betting records
- The Rockies have come away with 29 wins in the 113 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Colorado has a win-loss record of 10-49 when favored by +184 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The Rockies have an implied victory probability of 35.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Colorado and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of its 117 opportunities.
- In 117 games with a line this season, the Rockies have a mark of 47-70-0 against the spread.
Chase Dollander (Rockies probable starter)
- Dollander will start for the Rockies, his first of the season.
- The right-hander is making his MLB debut at 23 years old.
- The Cardinals have MLB’s 14th-ranked scoring offense (518 total runs) and have put up a .249 batting average as a team while hitting 113 home runs (24th in the league) this season.
Rockies batting stats
- The Rockies rank 20th in MLB play with 120 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
- This season, Colorado is 18th in the majors with a .394 slugging percentage.
- The Rockies are 24th in the majors with a .238 batting average.
- Colorado scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (436 total, 3.7 per game).
- The Rockies rank last in the majors with a .298 on-base percentage.
