Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 22, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (36-40) will look to Patrick Bailey, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (37-37) on Saturday at 2:15 PM ET on NBCS-BA. The Giants are -103 underdogs for the contest, according to sportsbooks. St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Jordan Hicks.

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Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-115)
• Underdog: Giants (-103)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have won in 18, or 51.4%, of the 35 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• St. Louis has a record of 15-16 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -115 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 53.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Giants have gone 15-21 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 41.7% of those games).
• San Francisco has a record of 12-16 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -103 or longer (42.9%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 50.7%.

Cardinals vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 36 and has a batting average of .258.
• Brendan Donovan ranks 117th in the majors in homers, and 56th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has collected 70 hits this season and has an OBP of .315. He’s slugging .375 on the year.
• Thairo Estrada paces the Giants in runs batted in (39) and has a team-high batting average of .240.
• Among all batters in MLB, Estrada’s home run total puts him 67th, and his RBI total ranks 42nd.
• Matt Chapman is hitting .227 with 19 doubles, eight home runs and 29 walks.

Cardinals vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• The Cardinals have the 16th-ranked ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.264 WHIP this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
• San Francisco’s 4.45 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Giants have the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.340).