Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 20, 2024

One team will end a losing skid when the 36-37 St. Louis Cardinals (two-game losing streak) and the 36-39 San Francisco Giants (two-game losing streak) meet Thursday at 7:15 PM ET. The Cardinals have been set as -122 favorites by sportsbooks for the contest at Rickwood Field. St. Louis’ Andre Pallante gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Keaton Winn.

Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-122)
• Underdog: Giants (+103)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have won in 18, or 51.4%, of the 35 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season St. Louis has come away with a win 13 times in 27 chances when named as a favorite of at least -122 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 55% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Giants have been the underdog on the moneyline 36 total times this season. They’ve gone 15-21 in those games.
• San Francisco has a 9-15 record (winning just 37.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +103 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 49.3%.

Cardinals vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan is batting .251 with six home runs and 33 RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Donovan is 135th in home runs and 71st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Nolan Arenado has 70 hits and an OBP of .315 to go with a slugging percentage of .375 this season.
• Thairo Estrada leads the Giants in home runs (nine), runs batted in (39) and has put up a team-high batting average of .240.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Estrada is 66th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
• Matt Chapman has 18 doubles, eight home runs and 29 walks while batting .227.

Cardinals vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.259 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks 16th in MLB.
• San Francisco has a 4.42 team ERA that ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.343).