Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 28, 2024

The San Diego Padres (76-58), led by the red-hot Manny Machado and his two-game homer streak, are -130 favorites to pick up a win over the St. Louis Cardinals (65-67) Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. ET, live from Busch Stadium and broadcast on BSMW. San Diego’s Joe Musgrove and St. Louis’ Andre Pallante have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-130)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Padres have been victorious in 49, or 58.3%, of the 84 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season San Diego has been victorious 35 times in 57 chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 56.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 65 total times this season. They’ve finished 32-33 in those games.
• St. Louis has gone 12-22 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +109 or longer (35.3%).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.8% in this game.

Padres vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar is batting .287 for San Diego with a team-high 80 RBI.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Profar’s home run total places him 34th and his RBI tally places him 19th.
• Jackson Merrill has 134 hits and an OBP of .322 to go with a slugging percentage of .490 this season.
• Alec Burleson has a team-best 21 home runs and 72 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Burleson is 34th in homers and 31st in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .266 with 27 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 38 walks.

Padres vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Padres have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• The Padres have pitched to a 3.97 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Padres have a combined 1.235 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• The Cardinals pitching staff is 26th in the majors with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.17).
• The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.273).