St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 9/29/24
At 3:05 PM ET, the Cardinals and Giants square off in an NL matchup. This one is being played at Oracle Park in San Francisco, and the Giants are favored on the money line (-122). The money line odds have the Cardinals at +104.
The over/under line is currently at 8 runs, and the forecast for Sunday’s game calls for broken clouds and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Michael McGreevy is starting for the Cardinals, and he is facing off against Hayden Birdsong for the Giants. The Giants are 80-81, while the Cardinals are 82-79 and are 3rd in the NL Central.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BETTING PICK
The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -122
This game will be played at Oracle Park at 3:05 ET on Sunday, September 29th.
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 picked up a 6-5 win over the Cardinals in the most recent game of this series. The Giants had a two-run lead going into the 7th inning, and the Cardinals made a late push with three runs in the 7th but couldn’t complete the comeback.
Tristan Beck got the start for the Giants, going just four innings while giving up one run and striking out three. Ryan Walker got the win out of the bullpen, and Spencer Bivens got the save. Matthew Liberatore had a rough outing for the Cardinals, taking the loss.
At the plate, the Giants were led by Matt Chapman and Patrick Bailey, who each had two hits and two RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt went 3/4 with two RBIs for the Cardinals.
Cardinals Records & Stats
St. Louis is on the road today, facing the Giants with an overall record of 82-79. The Cardinals are in 3rd place in the NL Central, one game behind the Cubs for the 2nd spot in the division. Currently, they trail the Brewers by 11 games in the NL Central.
The Cardinals have an even 26-26 record against other NL Central teams this year. As for their overall record, the Cardinals have been good as the favorite, going 40-38, and they are 42-41 as the underdog. St. Louis has won three straight series, and their overall series record is 27-20-5.
St. Louis is 42-38 vs. the run line on the road this season and has covered in two straight games. The Cardinals have been a better bet as an underdog, going 55-28 vs. the run line in those games. Their average run margin in winning games is 2.7, while it’s -3.5 in losses.
The St. Louis Cardinals are on the road against the San Francisco Giants today. The over/under line for the game is set at 8 runs. The combined run average for Cardinals games this season is 8.6 runs. St. Louis has a record of 75-82 on the over/under for the season. The average over/under line for their games is 8 runs. When the line is set at 8 runs, their over/under record is 11-18-1. Overall, 53.4% of their games have had over/under lines set at over 8 runs, with 86 games being set at that level. Their current over streak is at 3 games.
Michael McGreevy will be making his 4th appearance of the season and his 2nd start. He picked up a win in his first start, going 7 innings and allowing just 1 earned run. In his last outing, he went 5 innings and gave up 3 earned runs in a no-decision against the Rockies.
St. Louis has been getting good production from their top three home run hitters, as Alec Burleson, Paul Goldschmidt, and Brendan Donovan are all in the top three in home runs and are batting .276, .245, and .267, respectively. Burleson and Goldschmidt are 1st and 3rd in RBIs, while Donovan is 2nd in RBIs. Over his last six games, Lars Nootbaar has two home runs and is 4/15. Ivan Herrera has also been swinging a hot bat, going 8/17 in his last five games with two homers.
Overall, the Cardinals are averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. As a team, they are batting .247 (9th) and have the 20th ranked home run total in the MLB. St. Louis comes into the game with a team on-base percentage of .311, which is 13th in the league.
Giants Records & Stats
With an overall record of 80-81, the Giants are 4th in the NL West and trail the Dodgers by 17 games for the division lead. So far, they have gone 26-26 in divisional matchups. The Giants are looking to get back to .500 today, and they are 42-38 at home compared to 38-43 on the road.
San Francisco has won three straight series, and their overall series record is 25-22-4 this year. As the favorite, the Giants have gone 47-33 and 34-22 when favored at home. Their overall record as the underdog is 33-48. The Giants have been playing well recently, going 7-3 over their last ten games.
When the Giants win, they win big, with an average run margin of +3.3 runs per game. However, when they lose, they lose big, with an average run margin of -3.3 runs per game. Their overall run line record is 81-80, and they are 47-34 against the run line on the road. As the favorite, they are just 33-47 against the run line, but as the underdog, they are 48-33.
The San Francisco Giants are home today against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the over/under line set at 8 runs. The Giants’ games have averaged 8.6 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 83-71. When the over/under line has been set at 8 runs this season, their record is 13-17-4. Overall, 46 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 8 runs, accounting for 28.6% of their games this season. Their games have gone over the total in each of their last four contests.
Giants starter Hayden Birdsong will be looking to build off his last outing, where he picked up the win vs. the Diamondbacks. In that outing, he went 5 innings and gave up 2 earned runs. Looking at his overall numbers, Birdsong has made 15 starts and has a record of 5-5. His ERA for the season is 4.66, along with a WHIP of 1.37. Opposing batters have hit .208 off Birdsong this year. The right-hander has issued 5.32 walks per nine innings compared to 10.24 strikeouts.
San Francisco’s offense is averaging 4.3 runs per game this season, which is 17th in the league. They have been a bit better on the road (4.4 RPG) than at home (4.2 RPG). The Giants are also just 15th in home runs and have a team batting average of .239, which is 14th in the MLB.
Both Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos have been swinging the bat well of late. Chapman has three homers in his last seven games, while Ramos has gone 11/35 in his last eight games with one homer. For the season, Chapman is batting .247 with a team-high 27 homers, and Ramos is batting .269 with 22 homers.