The San Francisco Giants will play the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The opening pitch is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Midwest will showcase this NL matchup.
San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
St. Louis (-190) is favored against San Francisco (+180) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this day game at 7.5 runs (-105 for the under and -115 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds standing at -125 for the Giants +1.5 runs and +105 for the Cardinals -1.5.
The Cardinals are 86-69 straight up (SU) and 81-73 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 4.8 units for moneyline bettors and 7.8 units (ATS). On the other hand, the Giants are 72-83 SU and have gone 84-70 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 2.3 units for gamblers taking the moneyline, but have gained 8.6 units ATS.
Cardinals games have a 73-75-6 over/under record in 2018. The Giants have been a great under bet with a total record of 64-84-6.
Left-hander Andrew Suarez is projected to start for San Francisco. Suarez (7-11, 4.24 ERA) has racked up 125 punchouts in 153 innings so far. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Cardinals will send righty Miles Mikolas (16-4, 3.01 ERA) to the mound. Mikolas has 132 strikeouts and 29 walks to his name, as well as a 1.12 WHIP. Mikolas did not pitch in the majors in 2017.
St. Louis’ pitching staff has given up 4.2 runs per game overall this season as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 3.48, a WHIP of 1.26 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.2. The bullpen has a 4.28 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.4 K/9.
The St. Louis offense is putting up 4.7 runs per contest, including 5.1 per game over its last 10 games and 6.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .274/.352/.480 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Left fielder Marcell Ozuna and first baseman Jose Martinez have led the Cardinals’ hitters this year. Ozuna is hitting .279/.322/.432 with 22 home runs, 85 RBIs and 67 runs scored, while Martinez’s line is .302/.361/.449 with 16 homers, 80 RBIs and 61 runs scored.
In the other dugout, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 3.97 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 7.14 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.61, along with a WHIP of 1.30 and a K-per-9 of 8.87.
The Giants offense has slashed .241/.305/.372 on its way to 3.8 runs scored per game in 2018, including 2.9 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
San Francisco’s hitters have been paced by shortstop Brandon Crawford and right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Crawford is slashing .256/.323/.393 with 13 home runs, 52 RBIs and 60 runs scored, while McCutchen is slashing .255/.357/.415 with 15 homers, 55 RBIs, 65 runs and 13 stolen bases.
The Giants have lost 3.5 units and are 51-43 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 36 of those games, compared to 54 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Cardinals have netted 3.3 units and are 23-21 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 26 of those games, as opposed to 17 that’ve cashed the under.
San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in four of San Francisco’s last seven games.
The Cardinals have won five of their last six games SU.
San Francisco fielders have four errors over the last 10 games, compared to nine errors for St. Louis over its last 10.
The Giants have hit four home runs in their last 10 games, including four over their last five.
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