Paul DeJong and the St. Louis Cardinals will be taking on the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in a Saturday showdown. The game gets underway 10:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Midwest is in line to televise this NL showdown.
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Odds
Las Vegas has St. Louis (+100) as the underdog to San Francisco (-110). If you’re thinking the game’s total is going to go below 7.5 runs, then bookmakers are currently offering even money odds (+100) to play the under. Taking the over will return -120 odds. There’s a runline of Cardinals +1.5 (-210) and Giants -1.5 (+175) for this matchup.
The Cardinals have gone 44-42 SU this year and are 42-43 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 9.6 units for moneyline bettors and 2.8 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Giants, on the other hand, are 39-48 SU and 43-43 ATS. The team’s gained 0.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline while gaining 11.2 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven.
San Francisco games have had an over/under record of 45-36-5 so far in 2019. St. Louis has been a decent under bet with a total record of 36-42-7.
The right-handed Miles Mikolas is the probable starter for the visiting Cardinals. Mikolas is 5-8 with a 4.34 ERA and 69 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 1.29 ERA and eight strikeouts over seven innings).
The Giants are sending lefty Madison Bumgarner (5-7, 4.02 ERA) to the mound. Bumgarner has 113 strikeouts and 24 walks to his name as well as a WHIP of 1.19. Bumgarner made two starts against the Cardinals in 2018, putting together a 1-0 record with a 5.56 ERA.
St. Louis’ pitchers have allowed 4.4 runs per game and its starters own a 4.33 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 7.77 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.84, along with a WHIP of 1.39 and a K/9 of 10.23.
The Cardinals offense has slashed .244/.321/.404 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Shortstop Paul DeJong and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt have paced St. Louis’ offense. DeJong is slashing .259/.342/.448 with 13 home runs, 36 RBIs and 54 runs scored. Goldschmidt (.251/.342/.418) is up to 15 homers, 33 RBIs and 48 runs scored.
In the other dugout, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 5.0 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have a 5.07 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.93 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.0 K/9.
San Francisco’s hitters have put up 4.1 runs per outing, including 6.1 per game over its last 10 games and 8.8 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .321/.389/.588 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Giants’ batters have been led by Kevin Pillar and Joe Panik. Pillar is hitting .256/.286/.439 with 12 home runs, 47 RBIs, 45 runs and eight stolen bases, while Panik’s line is .230/.308/.318 with three homers, 22 RBIs and 27 runs.
The Cardinals have lost 3.5 units and are 7-10 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in eight of those games, compared to seven that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 2.6 units and are 29-29 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 30 of those games, compared to 24 that went under.
Cardinals at Giants MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- St. Louis has logged 19 extra-base hits over its last five games. San Francisco has 29 XBH over its last five.
- St. Louis has recorded 21.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 26.0 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 team OPS of .725 this season, including an OPS of .749 against left-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS sits at .685 overall and .662 against lefties.
