Paul DeJong and the St. Louis Cardinals are set to do battle against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in a Sunday showdown. Fox Sports Midwest will be televising this NL matchup and the action gets underway at 4:05 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Odds
Las Vegas has St. Louis (-125) as the favorite over San Francisco (+115). The total currently stands at 8.5 runs and bettors can play the over for +110 and the under for -130. There’s a runline of Cardinals -1.5 (+120) and Giants +1.5 (-140) for this matchup.
The Giants are 40-48 straight up (SU) and 43-44 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 0.5 units for moneyline bettors and 12.2 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total went over in six of those seven. The Cardinals are 44-43 SU and have gone 43-43 against the spread. Overall, the club has lost 8.5 units for moneyline gamblers and 1.8 units ATS. St. Louis is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has cashed in three of those seven.
Giants games have had an over/under record of 46-36-5 so far in 2019. St. Louis has an over/under record of 37-42-7.
Jack Flaherty will get the start for the visiting Cardinals. The right-handed Flaherty is 4-5 with a 4.90 ERA and 101 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-0, 11.57 ERA and two strikeouts over 2.1 innings).
The Giants are turning to righty Jeff Samardzija (5-7, 4.32 ERA), who’s got 78 strikeouts and 28 walks as well as a 1.25 WHIP. Samardzija only made one start against the Cardinals in 2018 (0-1, 5.40 ERA and three strikeouts across five innings).
St. Louis’ pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.37 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 7.82 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.87, along with a K/9 of 10.27.
The Cardinals offense has slashed .245/.321/.403 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game this season, including 3.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Shortstop Paul DeJong and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt have paced St. Louis’ offense. DeJong is hitting .257/.341/.443 with 13 home runs, 36 RBIs and 55 runs scored, while Goldschmidt (.254/.344/.428) has produced 16 homers, 37 RBIs and 49 runs scored.
In the other dugout, San Francisco’s pitching staff has allowed 5.0 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.07, a WHIP of 1.42 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.3. The bullpen has a 3.93 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 9.0 K/9.
The San Francisco offense is putting up 4.2 runs per outing, including 6.5 per game over its last 10 games and 8.4 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .310/.368/.583 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Giants’ offense has been led by Kevin Pillar and Joe Panik. Pillar is hitting .259/.288/.440 with 12 home runs, 47 RBIs, 46 runs and eight stolen bases, and Panik’s line is .230/.308/.317 with three homers, 22 RBIs and 28 runs.
The Cardinals have lost 6.1 units and are 35-33 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 28 of those games, compared to 35 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 1.4 units and are 29-30 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 31 of those games, as opposed to 24 that’ve gone under.
Cardinals vs. Giants Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has cashed in three of St. Louis’ last seven games.
- The Giants have won five of their last six games SU.
- San Francisco has recorded 26.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 31.6 over its last five.
- The Cardinals have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
- The Cardinals have a total OPS of .725 this season and an OPS of .721 against right-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS sits at .687 overall and .692 versus righties.
