Giants vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 27, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (81-78) are +106 moneyline underdogs Friday despite their plans to send Miles Mikolas to the mound to face the San Francisco Giants (79-80). Mikolas will be seeking win No. 10 win against the odds, with first pitch slated for 10:15 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-BA. Landen Roupp gets the starting nod for San Francisco while Mikolas is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

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Giants vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Giants (-126)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+106)
• Over/under: 7.5

Giants vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Giants have been chosen as favorites in 77 games this year and have walked away with the win 45 times (58.4%) in those games.
• San Francisco has a record of 32-23 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -126 or more on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 55.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have a 40-40 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
• St. Louis has a 20-30 record (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +106 or longer.
• The Cardinals have a 48.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Giants vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Matt Chapman is batting .246 this season with a team-high 27 home runs and 78 RBI.
• Chapman is 29th in homers and 43rd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Heliot Ramos leads San Francisco in batting with a .273 average while slugging 22 homers and driving in 72 runs.
• Brendan Donovan paces the Cardinals with a .274 batting average.
• In all of the majors, Donovan is 151st in home runs and 73rd in RBI.
• Alec Burleson’s 74 runs batted in are a team-high mark.

Giants vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Giants average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the league.
• Giants pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.07 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Giants have a combined WHIP of 1.292 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.2 K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
• St. Louis’ 4.07 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals average MLB’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.261).