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2024 MLB Handicapping – St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres
(2-3) St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres (3-4)
Date: Tuesday, April 2nd
Time: 9:40 ET
Venue: PETCO Park San Diego, CA
Projected Starting Pitchers: Miles Mikolas vs. Yu Darvish
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cardinals +113 | Padres -137 (Bet Now!)
Today’s MLB Run Line Betting Odds: Cardinals +1.5 | Padres -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7.5
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At 9:40 PM ET, the San Diego Padres will host the St. Louis Cardinals at PETCO Park in San Diego, CA. The Padres are the favorites in this NL matchup, with a money line of -137 compared to the Cardinals’ +113.
On the mound for the Cardinals is Miles Mikolas, while the Padres will counter with Yu Darvish. The over/under line for this game is set at 7.5 runs, with the over at -119 and the under at -103.
The Cardinals and Padres split the first two games of this series, with the Cardinals taking the most recent game by a score of 6-2. Heading into the game, the Padres were the slight favorite on the money line at -123. Kyle Gibson got the win for the Cardinals, while Matt Waldron took the loss.
San Diego’s offense was held in check for most of the game, scoring just two runs on five hits. Both of their runs came in the 6th inning, while the Cardinals jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and added some insurance runs in the 2nd and 6th innings.
Despite the Padres hitting two home runs, they only had five hits in the game. On the other side, six different Cardinals hitters had two hits, and both Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras homered.
Cardinals Stats
When looking at the Cardinals’ offensive projections, we see that Brendan Donovan is not only projected to have the most hits on the team, but his hits projection is 25th best in the league today. Nolan Gorman is the player with the best odds to hit a home run for the Cardinals, as his home run projection is 13th best in the league. Willson Contreras is also a top candidate to go deep, as his home run projection is 14th best in the league.
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Padres Stats
Our player projections for the Padres’ offense have Xander Bogaerts leading the team in total hits, with his total being the 16th best in the league today. Manny Machado is our top projected home run hitter for the Padres, with his home run projection being 10th best in the league today. Fernando Tatis Jr. is 2nd on the team in home run projections and 4th in total hits. Luis Campusano is 2nd in home run projections for the Padres.
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Miles Mikolas will be making his second start of the season for the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres. In his first start of the season, Mikolas took the loss after giving up five runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Dodgers. He’ll look to bounce back in his second outing of the year.
Yu Darvish will be making his third start of the season for the San Diego Padres as they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at home. Darvish has yet to record a decision in his first two starts, but has been solid, allowing just one earned run in each outing. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up five hits and one walk while striking out six. Look for Darvish to continue his strong start to the season against the Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres MLB Baseball Betting Trends
- The Cardinals head into the game having gone 4-6 straight-up in their last ten games on the road.
- The Cardinals they are 6-4 vs. the runline in their previous ten games on the road.
- Conversely, the Padres are 9-1 over their last ten home games (straight-up).
- Furthermore, the Padres have a 7-3 mark vs. the runline across their last ten home games.
- Also, the Cardinals are 3-0 in their last three games as the favorite. On the other hand, they are 1-2 as the underdog (last 3).
- The Padres have a record of 1-2 across their last three games when favored. As the underdog, they are 2-1 in their last three games.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres 4* Free MLB Betting Pick:
Our prediction for today’s Cardinals vs. Padres game is to take the Padres on the money line at -137. We actually have the Padres winning this one 3-2, which would give you a little bit of wiggle room to also take the UNDER, as the line is sitting at 7.5 runs.
Looking at today’s starting pitchers, we have Yu Darvish finishing with six strikeouts, which is good for sixth among all starters. As for Miles Mikolas, we have him finishing with just four strikeouts, which is second to last among all starters.
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