Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 23, 2024

Following a four-hit effort last time out, Patrick Bailey leads the San Francisco Giants (36-40) into action as +107 underdogs against the St. Louis Cardinals (37-37). The game gets underway from Busch Stadium at 2:15 PM ET on Sunday, live on BSMW. St. Louis’ Sonny Gray gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Logan Webb.

Here is our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-126)
• Underdog: Giants (+107)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cardinals vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been victorious in 18, or 51.4%, of the 35 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year St. Louis has won 12 of 26 games when listed as at least -126 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 55.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Giants have won 41.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (15-21).
• San Francisco has an 8-15 record (winning only 34.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +107 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 48.3%.

Cardinals vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 36 and has a batting average of .258.
• Among all MLB hitters, Donovan ranks 63rd in batting average, 65th in on-base percentage, and 87th in slugging.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .260 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .375 this season.
• Thairo Estrada leads the Giants in runs batted in (39) and has put up a team-high batting average of .240.
• Estrada’s home run total ranks 72nd in the majors, and he is 43rd in RBI.
• Matt Chapman is batting .227 with 19 doubles, eight home runs and 29 walks.

Cardinals vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Cardinals have the 14th-ranked ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.264 WHIP this season.
• The Giants pitching staff is 16th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• San Francisco has a 4.45 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Giants average baseball’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.340).