St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 9/28/24
Blake Snell and the Giants will host the Cardinals today, as they look to avoid a three-game losing streak. However, they are heavy favorites on the money line, with the odds sitting at -172 compared to the Cardinals at +144. First pitch from Oracle Park is set for 4:05 PM ET.
St. Louis will be starting Andre Pallante, and they are currently 2nd in the NL Central with a record of 82-78. The over/under line is at 7 runs, and the game will be televised on BSMW.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BETTING PICK
The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -172
This game will be played at Oracle Park at 4:05 ET on Saturday, September 28th.
HOW TO BET THE CARDINALS VS GIANTS:
- We have the Giants winning by a score of 6 to 5
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Cardinals to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
San Francisco wasted a good outing from Landen Roupp, as he went just 3 2/3 innings but gave up just one hit and one earned run. The Giants starter did finish the game with four strikeouts but issued two walks. After Roupp exited, the Giants bullpen gave up five runs in just 1 1/3 innings of work.
On the other side, Miles Mikolas only went five innings for the Cardinals but gave up just three hits and three earned runs. He finished the game with four strikeouts but issued one walk. Mikolas got the win in the game, while Ryan Helsley got the save.
St. Louis had a big 4th inning, scoring four of their six runs. As for the Giants, they scored their three runs in the 2nd inning and were held in check the rest of the game.
Cardinals Records & Stats
St. Louis is 82-78 overall this season, and they are 10 games behind the Brewers in the NL Central. The Cardinals are in 2nd place in the division and have gone 26-26 against other teams in the division. The Cardinals have won three straight games as the underdog, and they are 42-40 as the underdog overall.
At home, the Cardinals are 44-37 this season, and they are just one game under .500 at 38-41 on the road. St. Louis has an overall series record of 27-20-5, and they have won three straight series.
When the Cardinals win, they do so by an average of 2.7 runs per game. When they lose, it’s by an average of 3.5 runs per game. They are 81-79 vs. the run line this season, with a 40-41 mark at home and a 41-38 mark on the road. They have covered the run line in four straight games as the underdog. As the favorite, they are just 27-51 vs. the run line, but as the underdog, they are 54-28.
The St. Louis Cardinals are on the road against the San Francisco Giants today. The over/under line for the game is set at 7 runs, which is below their combined run average of 8.6 runs per game this season. The Cardinals have an over/under record of 74-82 on the year, and their average over/under line is set at 8 runs. In games with an over/under line of 7 runs, they have a record of 2-3-2. The over has hit in two straight games for the Cardinals.
Right-hander Andre Pallante gets the start for the Cardinals today as he faces the Giants on the road. He has made 19 starts this season and has a record of 8-8 to go along with a 3.71 ERA. Pallante’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.30. In his 28 appearances, he has turned in seven quality starts. Looking back at his most recent outing, Pallante picked up the win, going seven innings and giving up just one earned run. Before that, he had given up at least three earned runs in three straight starts. Pallante’s ERA at home is 3.17, compared to 4.17 on the road.
For the season, the Cardinals are averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. Their team batting average of .247 is 8th in the league, and they are also among the league’s best in terms of avoiding strikeouts. St. Louis comes into the game with a team on-base percentage of .310 and a slugging percentage of .391.
Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson have been the top power threats for the Cardinals this season, with Goldschmidt leading the team with 22 homers and Burleson close behind at 21. Goldschmidt is 4th on the team with 62 RBIs, while Burleson is the team’s top run producer so far this season. Over his last five games, Iván Herrera is hitting .471, and Lars Nootbaar has also gone deep twice in that stretch.
Giants Records & Stats
With an overall record of 79-81, the Giants are 4th in the NL West, and they trail the Dodgers by 17 games in the division. The Giants have dropped two straight games, and they are looking to get back to .500 today vs. the Cardinals. So far, they have gone 26-26 against their NL West counterparts.
At home, the Giants are 41-38 compared to 38-43 on the road. This season, they have been good as the favorite, going 46-33 and 33-48 as the underdog. As for their overall series record, the Giants are 25-22-4 and have won three straight series overall.
San Francisco is 34-45 against the run line at home this season, and the Giants have a run line record of 81-79 overall. They have a run line record of 47-34 on the road and are 48-33 against the run line as an underdog. Their average run differential in games they win is +3.4, while it is -3.3 in games they lose.
Today’s over/under line of 7 runs is the lowest of the season for the San Francisco Giants, who have played 86.2% of their games with higher lines. The Giants have gone over the total in three straight games, and their games have averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. Their over/under record is 82-71, and when the line has been set at 7 runs, they are 8-8-2.
Blake Snell gets the start for the Giants today and is coming off a great outing in which he didn’t give up a run. In that start against the Royals, he went six innings and picked up the win. Looking back further, he has picked up the win in three straight outings. Snell’s ERA for the season is 3.12, along with a record of 5-3. Opponents are batting just .165 off Snell this season. Out of his 20 appearances, he has turned in 10 quality starts and is averaging 12.55 strikeouts per nine innings.
Heading into today’s game, the Giants are averaging 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They have been slightly better on the road this season, averaging 4.4 runs per game. San Francisco comes into the game with a team batting average of .238, which is 11th in the MLB. The Giants have been led by Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos in terms of home runs, as Chapman is 15th in the league and Ramos is 2nd on the team with 22 homers.
Over his last eight games, Michael Conforto has gone 12/32 with four homers and seven RBIs. This has pushed his season average up to .246. Conforto is also currently on a five-game hitting streak. Mike Yastrzemski is also on a three-game streak for the Giants.