The Arizona Diamondbacks (47-50) host the St. Louis Cardinals (51-46) on Friday for game 1 of a three-game series, with the first pitch at 9:40 p.m. ET from Chase Field. The favored Diamondbacks (-120) enter the matchup following a series loss to the Angels, and the underdog Cardinals (-101) are coming off of a series loss to the Braves. Both teams have not named a starter.

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Diamondbacks vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-120)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-101)

Diamondbacks betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Diamondbacks betting info

• The Diamondbacks have been favored on the moneyline 62 total times this season. They’ve finished 31-31 in those games.
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Arizona has a record of 23-24 (48.9%).
• The Diamondbacks have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 96 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Arizona, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-42-4).
• The Diamondbacks have covered 49% of their games this season, going 47-49-0 ATS.

Diamondbacks hitting info

• Geraldo Perdomo has 20 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .265.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Perdomo ranks 121st in home runs and 11th in RBI.
• Eugenio Suarez’s 31 home runs and 78 RBI are both team-highs.
• Suarez ranks fourth in homers and third in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Suarez takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a double, three home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
• Josh Naylor leads the Diamondbacks with a .294 batting average.
• Naylor has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .188 with six walks.
• Corbin Carroll is batting .245 with 15 doubles, 10 triples, 21 home runs and 31 walks.

Diamondbacks pitching rankings

• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
• Arizona’s 4.65 team ERA ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Diamondbacks average MLB’s 23rd-ranked WHIP (1.337).
• The Diamondbacks surrender the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (126 total, 1.3 per game).
• In its 5-1 win last time out, Arizona struck out nine Angels batters while allowing three hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have won 26 out of the 52 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• St. Louis has entered 36 games this season as the underdog by -101 or more and is 15-21 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 50.2%.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 51 of its 96 chances.
• In 96 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 54-42-0 ATS.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in batting average (.297) this season while adding eight home runs and 36 RBI.
• Among all batters in the majors, Donovan’s home run total is 152nd, and his RBI total is 125th.
• Donovan brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .300 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Nolan Arenado has 78 hits and an OBP of .305 to go with a slugging percentage of .388 this season.
• Arenado is 121st among hitters in the majors in home runs, and 85th in RBI.
• Arenado has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .188 with a walk and an RBI.
• Alec Burleson is slashing .293/.340/.466 this season for the Cardinals.
• Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs with 12 and runs batted in with 55.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals have a 7.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• St. Louis has the 20th-ranked ERA (4.11) in the majors this season.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.269 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 92 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, St. Louis defeated the Braves, 5-4, with 13 strikeouts and nine hits allowed.