Cardinals vs. Rockies Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 8
08 August 2026

The Colorado Rockies take a four-game losing streak into a home contest versus the St. Louis Cardinals, at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday. Matthew Liberatore (5-8, 4.97 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 58-58 this season and third in the NL Central. Kyle Freeland (3-10, 6.81 ERA) is the expected starter for the Rockies, who are 45-71 and fifth in the NL West.
The Rockies (+148) are on the road versus the favored Cardinals (-170). The total for this contest is set at 8.5.
Cardinals vs. Rockies Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Saturday, August 8, 2026
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- Favorite: Cardinals (-170)
- Underdog: Rockies (+148)
- Over/under: 8.5
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- TV Channel: CARD and COLR
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Cardinals vs. Rockies: Betting the Moneyline
- The Cardinals have won 19 of the 35 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (54.3%).
- Colorado has been underdogs in 112 games this season and has come away with the win 43 times (38.4%) in those contests.
- St. Louis has played as favorites of -170 or more once this season and won that game.
- This year, the Rockies have won 15 of 51 games when listed as at least +148 or worse on the moneyline.
- Based on this contest's moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 63%.
- The Rockies have an implied victory probability of 40.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Cardinals vs. Rockies: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Cardinals have played in 116 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 42 times (42-66-8).
- Games involving Colorado have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 54 of 116 chances this season.
- The Cardinals have collected a 63-53-0 record ATS this season (covering 54.3% of the time).
- In 116 games with a line this season, the Rockies have a mark of 61-55-0 against the spread.
