The St. Louis Cardinals are playing host to the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium. This NL showdown will begin at 7:45 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Midwest will be airing the game.
San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
St. Louis (-265) is the giant favorite against San Francisco (+235) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this one at 8 runs (-115 for the over and -105 for the under). The game’s runline odds stand at +105 for taking the Giants +1.5 runs and -125 for the Cardinals -1.5.
The Giants have gone 66-71 SU this year and are 70-66 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 9.4 units for moneyline bettors, despite having lost 13.2 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Cardinals, on the other hand, are 77-60 SU and 72-64 ATS. The team has gained 5.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.8 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
Cardinals games have had an over/under record of 53-72-11 in 2019. Giants games have gone over 66 times, gone under 62 times and pushed on eight instances.
Dereck Rodriguez will get the start for the Giants. The right-handed Rodriguez is 5-7 with a 5.49 ERA and 51 strikeouts. This will be his first outing against St. Louis this year. He did make two starts against the team in 2018, compiling a 0-0 record with a 4.26 ERA and three strikeouts.
The Cardinals are turning to Jack Flaherty (8-7, 3.31 ERA). Flaherty has 178 strikeouts and 47 walks, along with a 1.08 WHIP. Flaherty is 0-1 with six strikeouts and a 1.29 ERA in one start against San Francisco this year.
As a unit, St. Louis’ pitching staff has given up 4.1 runs per game overall this season. Its starting pitching staff has a 4.06 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.62 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 9.8 K/9.
The St. Louis offense is putting up 4.6 runs per outing, including 5.9 per game over its last 10 games and 4.6 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .238/.307/.381 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ batters have been led by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and second baseman Kolten Wong. Goldschmidt is hitting .256/.332/.460 with 29 home runs, 74 RBIs and 83 runs scored, and Wong is batting .288 with 10 homers, 55 RBIs, 52 runs and 19 stolen bases.
For the visitors, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starters own a 4.79 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.13 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.98, along with a K-per-9 of 8.76.
Giants hitters have slashed .242/.307/.405 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game this season, including 3.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
San Francisco’s hitters have been led by Kevin Pillar and Brandon Belt. Pillar is slashing .265/.293/.463 with 20 home runs, 75 RBIs and 71 runs scored, while Belt (.231/.341/.398) is up to 16 homers, 54 RBIs and 69 runs scored.
The Giants have gained 11.4 units and are 53-42 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 47 of those games, compared to 41 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Cardinals have netted 6.3 units and are 60-49 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 40 of those games, compared to 62 that went under.
Giants at Cardinals Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in four of St. Louis’ last seven games.
- The Giants have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
- The Giants have an OPS of .712 this season and an OPS of .707 against right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals’ OPS sits at .733 overall and .730 versus righties.
- St. Louis has recorded 23.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 19.8 over its last five.
- The Giants have lost six of their last seven games SU while the Cardinals have won four of their last five.
