The St. Louis Cardinals will square off against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Fox Sports Midwest will televise this NL showdown. The game is slated to get underway at 4:05 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
Both teams have equal -105 moneyline odds and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 8 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total sit at -105 for the under and -115 for the over. The game’s current runline odds sit at +140 for picking the Cardinals -1.5 runs and -160 for the Giants +1.5.
The Giants are 46-44 straight up (SU) and 49-40 against the spread (ATS). The team’s gained 7.0 units for moneyline bettors and 7.3 units (ATS). The Cardinals, on the other hand, have gone 45-42 SU this year and are 43-43 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 5.8 units for moneyline bettors and 2.8 units ATS.
San Francisco games have an over/under record of 43-44-2 so far in 2018. St. Louis has been a decent under bet with a total record of 37-45-4.
The right-handed Carlos Martinez will get the start for the visiting Cardinals. Martinez is 5-4 with a 3.20 ERA and 80 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-0, 0.00 ERA and five strikeouts over nine innings).
The Giants are planning to start righty Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 6.56 ERA), who has 26 strikeouts and 23 walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.68. Samardzija made two starts against the Cardinals in 2017, compiling a 0-0 record with a 0.60 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
As a unit, San Francisco’s pitching staff has allowed 4.4 runs per game overall in 2018. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.27, a WHIP of 1.36 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 3.77 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.5 K/9.
The San Francisco hitters are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, including 3.5 per game over its last 10 games and 1.6 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .152/.210/.232 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford and right fielder Andrew McCutchen have led the Giants’ offense this year. Crawford is hitting .304/.369/.488 with 10 home runs, 39 RBIs and 39 runs scored, while McCutchen’s line is .258/.343/.422 with nine homers, 38 RBIs and 47 runs.
In the other dugout, St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.49 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 8.08 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.01, along with a WHIP of 1.23 and a K/9 of 8.60.
Cardinals hitters have slashed .244/.317/.402 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
St. Louis’ hitters have been paced by left fielder Marcell Ozuna and first baseman Jose Martinez, who’ve collectively swatted 23 home runs. Ozuna is hitting .276/.318/.402 with 10 home runs, 46 RBIs and 34 runs scored, while Martinez (.292/.358/.481) is up to 13 homers, 52 RBIs and 35 runs scored.
The Cardinals have lost 2.8 units and are 32-32 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 25 of those games, compared to 35 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 5.3 units and are 31-23 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 24 of those games, compared to 28 that went under the total.
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The under has cashed in five of San Francisco’s last seven games.
San Francisco has posted 18.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 10.8 over its last five.
The Cardinals have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
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