San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Betting Pick & Prediction 6/22/24
From Busch Stadium in St. Louis, we have the Giants and Cardinals facing off in an NL matchup. First pitch for this one is set for 2:15 PM ET. NBCS will be televising this one.
The Giants are 3-3 over their last six games, while the Cardinals have won four of their last five. San Francisco is 4th in the NL West, while the Cardinals are 2nd in the NL Central. The money line odds for today’s game have the Giants at -106 and the Cardinals at -113. Today’s over/under line is sitting at 8.5 runs.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BETTING PICK
The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -106
This game will be played at Busch Stadium at 2:15 ET on Saturday, June 22nd.
HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS CARDINALS:
- We have the Giants winning by a score of 6 to 4
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Giants to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 10 runs and like the over
It was a low-scoring game in the most recent game of this Cardinals vs Giants series. St. Louis went into the matchup as slight underdogs at -101 and squeaked out a 6-5 win. The Cardinals had a three-run 1st inning but didn’t score another run until putting up two in the 5th. As for the Giants, they scored three runs in the 3rd and added two more in the 6th.
San Francisco actually outhit the Cardinals in the game 11 to 7. Heading into the game, the Giants were favored at -118 on the money line.
Andre Pallante got the win for the Cardinals out of the bullpen, while Ryan Helsley got the save. Keaton Winn took the loss for San Francisco as the starter.
Giants Records & Stats
The Giants are 36-40 overall and trail the Dodgers by 10 games in the NL West. Currently, they are 4th in the division and have gone 13-13 in divisional matchups. San Francisco has dropped three straight games, and they lost the first game of this series vs. the Cardinals.
At home, the Giants have gone 20-17 this season compared to 16-23 on the road. As the favorite, the Giants are 21-18 and 15-22 as the underdog. So far, they have dropped three straight games on the road, and their overall series record is 12-10-2.
When the Giants are on the road, they have been a good bet against the run line, going 21-18 this season. Their average run differential on the road is -0.7, which is better than their overall average run differential of -0.4. They have been a better bet against the run line as the underdog compared to the favorite, going 21-16 against the run line when they are not favored.
The San Francisco Giants are on the road today against the St. Louis Cardinals. The over/under line for the game is set at 8.5 runs. The Giants have had an average combined run average of 9.1 runs per game this season. Their over/under record for the season is 41-33, and their over/under record when the line is set at 8.5 runs is 9-6. The over has hit in two straight games for the Giants.
Right-hander Jordan Hicks gets the start for the Giants today as he faces his former team, the Cardinals. So far this season, he has made 15 starts and has a record of 4-3 with an ERA of 2.82. Opponents have hit .220 this season off Hicks, and his WHIP is currently 1.23. Hicks’ last outing came against the Cubs, where he went five innings, giving up no earned runs and four hits. He finished with a no-decision in that outing. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in three straight starts.
Heading into today’s game, the Giants are averaging 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. They have been a better offensive team on the road this season, averaging 4.5 runs per contest. San Francisco’s team batting average is .247, and they are 10th in the league in terms of batting average. Heliot Ramos comes into the game with a batting average of .307 and has gone 10/36 with four homers over his last eight games.
Thairo Estrada and Jorge Soler are tied for 2nd on the team with nine homers apiece, but both players are batting below .250 for the season. Estrada comes into the game with a batting average of .240, while Soler is batting just .226. Estrada is the team’s current leader in RBIs, with 39.
Cardinals Records & Stats
St. Louis is at an even 37-37 overall as they trail the Brewers by six games in the NL Central. The Cardinals are 9-9 in divisional games this year and have won three straight games at home. So far, they are 18-15 at home and 19-22 on the road.
As the underdog, the Cardinals have won two straight games and are 19-20 overall in such games. They have been a bit above .500 as the favorite at 18-17. St. Louis’ overall series record is 12-11-1, and they are winning their current series vs. the Giants.
St. Louis is 19-14 vs. the run line at home this season, and the Cardinals have covered the run line in five straight games at Busch Stadium. They are 24-15 vs. the run line as underdogs this season, and their average run differential in those games is -0.5 runs per game. Overall, the Cardinals are 37-37 vs. the run line this season.
The St. Louis Cardinals have seen their games go over the total more often than not this season, with a 31-40 over/under record. Their games have averaged 8.4 runs per game, and today’s over/under line is set at 8.5 runs. When the line has been set at 8.5 runs, the over has hit at a 15-9 clip. Overall, 20.3% of their games have had higher over/under lines than today’s 8.5-run total.
St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas has made 15 appearances this year and has a record of 5-6. His ERA is 4.59, along with a WHIP of 1.15. Mikolas has pitched much better on the road, coming in with a record of 5-4 and an ERA of 4.90. At home, he is 0-2 with a 5.36 ERA. Mikolas is coming off a start in which he gave up just one earned run in 6 1/3 innings of work. He got the win in that outing. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in three straight starts.
St. Louis comes into the game with the league’s 16th ranked home run total, and they are batting a collective .237, which is 13th in the league. However, they are just 25th in the league in runs scored and are averaging only 4 runs per game. As a team, they are also below average in terms of on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS.
Nolan Gorman and Alec Burleson have been the Cardinals’ top power threats this season, with Gorman leading the team with 16 homers and Burleson’s 10 homers being the 2nd most on the team. Brendan Donovan has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 9/25 in his last six games with two homers. He is also the team’s current RBI leader.