Cardinals vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 26, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals (65-65) host the San Diego Padres (74-58) on Monday to begin a four-game series, with the first pitch at 7:45 p.m. ET from Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are listed as -113 favorites, while the underdog Padres have -106 odds on the moneyline. St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson gets the start, and he’ll go against San Diego’s Randy Vasquez.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-113)
• Underdog: Padres (-106)
• Over/under: 9.5

Cardinals vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been victorious in 32, or 50%, of the 64 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season St. Louis has come away with a win 28 times in 60 chances when named as a favorite of at least -113 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 53.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Padres have been the underdog on the moneyline 48 total times this season. They’ve gone 26-22 in those games.
• San Diego is 25-19 (winning 56.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -106 or longer.
• The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.5% in this game.

Cardinals vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Alec Burleson is batting .274 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 70 RBI.
• Among hitters in baseball, Burleson is 32nd in home runs and 39th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 128 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .403 this season.
• Jurickson Profar leads the Padres in home runs (21) and runs batted in (79).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Profar ranks 32nd in home runs and 20th in RBI.
• Jackson Merrill is batting .288 with 21 doubles, six triples, 19 home runs and 22 walks.

Cardinals vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals strike out just eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.13) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.272 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 9.2 K/9, the third-best in the majors.
• San Diego has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.97).
• Pitchers for the Padres combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.230).