Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 27, 2024

The San Diego Padres (75-58) are set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (65-66) Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. ET, airing on BSMW. The Padres are listed as -135 favorites by sportsbooks, while the underdog Cardinals have +114 odds for the contest. San Diego’s Dylan Cease and St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas have been named the starters for this contest.

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Money Line

Padres to win vs Cardinals -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Padres (-135)
  • Underdog: Cardinals (+114)
  • Over/under: 8

Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

  • The Padres have been chosen as favorites in 83 games this year and have walked away with the win 48 times (57.8%) in those games.
  • San Diego has a record of 32-22 when favored by -135 or more this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 57.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The Cardinals have won 50% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (32-32).
  • St. Louis is 10-17 (winning only 37% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cardinals a 46.7% chance to win.

Padres vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

  • Jurickson Profar leads San Diego in home runs (21) and runs batted in (79) this season while batting .290.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Profar ranks 17th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 25th in slugging.
  • Jackson Merrill has collected 132 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .488 on the year.
  • Alec Burleson has racked up a team-high 21 home runs and 72 runs batted in.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Burleson is 33rd in home runs and 31st in RBI.
  • Brendan Donovan is hitting .266 with 27 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 37 walks.

Padres vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

  • The Padres have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
  • Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.97 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
  • Padres pitchers have a 1.231 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
  • The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors.
  • St. Louis has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
  • The Cardinals average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.272).