Giants vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 29, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (80-81) are -125 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the St. Louis Cardinals (82-79) Sunday at 3:05 p.m. ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Cardinals are listed with +105 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Hayden Birdsong will get the ball for San Francisco while St. Louis will counter with Michael McGreevy.

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

Giants vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Giants (-125)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+105)
• Over/under: 8

Giants vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Giants have been chosen as favorites in 79 games this year and have walked away with the win 46 times (58.2%) in those games.
• This season San Francisco has come away with a win 34 times in 59 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 82 total times this season. They’ve gone 41-41 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer, St. Louis has a 22-35 record (winning just 38.6% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cardinals a 48.8% chance to win.

Giants vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Matt Chapman is batting .247 this season with a team-high 27 home runs and 78 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Chapman’s home run total ranks him 29th and his RBI tally ranks him 45th.
• Heliot Ramos leads San Francisco in batting with a .269 average while slugging 22 homers and driving in 72 runs.
• Brendan Donovan has racked up a team-best batting average of .276.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Donovan’s home run total puts him 153rd, and his RBI total ranks 71st.
• Alec Burleson has collected 75 runs batted in to lead his team.

Giants vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Giants average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
• The Giants have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.09) in the majors this season.
• Giants pitchers have a 1.301 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• St. Louis has the 17th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.07).
• The Cardinals have the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.264).