Padres vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

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28 August 2023

Padres vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

Two clubs on losing streaks — the St. Louis Cardinals (three straight) and the San Diego Padres (three in a row) — play on Monday at 7:45 PM ET, at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals (+152 underdog on the moneyline to win) host the Padres (-180). The Padres will start Blake Snell (10-9) against the Cardinals and Adam Wainwright (3-9).

The Padres lost 10-6 to the Brewers yesterday, with Steven Wilson (1/3 of an inning, giving up four earned runs on one hit) on the line for the loss. Gary Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Padres offensively in the defeat.

The Cardinals were defeated by the Phillies 3-0 yesterday. Tommy Edman led the way offensively after going 1-for-4 with a double in the defeat, while Drew Rom took the loss on the mound, throwing 5 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out six.

To prepare for this Padres vs. Cardinals matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Monday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Padres (-180, bet $180 to win $100)
Underdog: Cardinals (+152, bet $100 to win $152)
Over/under: 9.5

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Padres Stats and Trends

Padres Betting Records

This season, the Padres have won 51 out of the 99 games, or 51.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
San Diego has entered 32 games this season favored by -180 or more and is 17-15 in those contests.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 64.3% chance to win.
So far this season, San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 54 of 131 games with a total.
The Padres are 63-68-0 against the spread this season.

Blake Snell (Padres Probable Starter)

The Padres will send Snell (10-9) to make his 27th start of the season. He is 10-9 with a 2.79 ERA and 184 strikeouts in 142 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent outing on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, the lefty threw six innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
The 30-year-old has a 2.79 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 26 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .197 to his opponents.
Snell is trying to claim his fourth straight quality start in this game.
Snell will aim to last five or more innings for his 18th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.5 innings per outing.
In eight of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He will match up with a Cardinals offense that ranks 10th in MLB with 1138 total hits (on a .254 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .427 (eighth in MLB) with 176 total home runs (eighth in MLB).
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 30-year-old’s 2.79 ERA ranks first, 1.268 WHIP ranks 37th, and 11.7 K/9 ranks second.

Padres Batting Stats

The Padres rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 167 home runs.
Hitters for San Diego have combined for a team rank of 17th in the majors with a .408 team slugging percentage.
The Padres’ .237 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.
San Diego has scored the 14th-most runs in the majors this season with 589 (4.5 per game).
The Padres have an OBP of .324 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
San Diego ranks 12th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.

Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

The Cardinals have been victorious in 24, or 40.7%, of the 59 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This year, St. Louis has won one of four games when listed as at least +152 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 39.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
St. Louis and its opponents have gone over in 61 of its 129 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Cardinals are 59-70-0 against the spread in their 129 games that had a posted line this season.

Adam Wainwright (Cardinals Probable Starter)

The Cardinals will send Wainwright (3-9) out to make his 18th start of the season. He is 3-9 with an 8.61 ERA and 44 strikeouts through 77 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up seven hits.
In 17 games this season, the 41-year-old has an ERA of 8.61, with 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .360 against him.
Wainwright enters the outing with two quality starts under his belt this season.
Wainwright has put together 11 starts this campaign where he pitched five or more innings.
He has not made an appearance so far in 2023 where he did not allow at least one earned run.
He will face a Padres offense that ranks 14th in the league with 589 total runs scored while batting .237 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .408 slugging percentage (17th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 167 home runs (11th in the league).

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals rank eighth in MLB action with 176 total home runs.
So far this season, St. Louis is eighth in the majors, slugging .427.
The Cardinals are 11th in MLB with a .254 batting average.
Averaging 4.5 runs per game (589 total), St. Louis is the 14th-highest scoring team in the majors.
The Cardinals’ .329 on-base percentage ranks seventh-best in baseball.

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