The St. Louis Cardinals are set to host the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. Fox Sports San Diego will televise this NL showdown and the action gets going at 4:15 p.m. ET.
San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Oddsmakers have listed St. Louis (-165) as the favorite over San Diego (+155). Bettors can wager on the game’s total with odds sitting at -115 for over eight runs and -105 for under eight. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds standing at -140 for the Padres +1.5 runs and +120 for the Cardinals -1.5.
The Cardinals are 3-3 straight up (SU) and 4-2 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 0.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.6 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 4-3 SU and have gone 4-3 against the spread. In total, the club has accumulated 0.0 units for moneyline gamblers in the season’s early going and 2.5 units ATS.
Cardinals games have an over/under record of 4-1-1 so far in 2019. The Padres have an over/under record of 2-5.
Nick Margevicius (0-1, 1.80 ERA) will get the start for the visiting Padres. Margevicius did not record any MLB pitching stats last season.
The Cardinals are turning to righty Jack Flaherty (0-0, 8.31 ERA), who struck out 182 hitters in 150 innings last year (28 starts), while finishing the season 8-9 overall with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP.
St. Louis’ pitching staff has allowed 4.7 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have an ERA of 6.28, a WHIP of 1.67 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.8. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.49, a WHIP of 1.11 and a K/9 of 7.8.
St. Louis’ hitters are putting up 5.0 runs per outing so far this season and the team’s hit .234/.325/.440 to begin the year.
The Cardinals’ batters have been led by second baseman Kolten Wong and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Wong has 10 hits, six RBIs and seven runs scored, and Goldschmidt is batting .250 with six hits, eight RBIs and four runs.
For the visiting squad, San Diego’s pitchers have allowed 3.4 runs per game and its starters own a 2.91 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 8.47 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.72, along with a K/9 of 9.62.
Padres hitters have slashed .237/.301/.384 on their way to 3.3 runs scored per game this year, including over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
San Diego’s hitters have been led by left fielder Wil Myers and first baseman Eric Hosmer. Myers is slashing .391/.440/.696 with nine hits, four RBIs and four runs scored. Hosmer (.280/.357/.360) has produced seven hits, four RBIs and two runs scored.
The Padres have lost 3.0 units and are 1-3 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in two of those games, compared to two that’ve gone under against ies.
Padres at Cardinals Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The Cardinals went 3-4 SU against the Padres last season.
- The Cardinals’ bullpen recorded 3.62 ERA against the Padres last year.
