Padres vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for August 28

Odds updated as of 7:11 p.m.
In MLB action on Wednesday, the San Diego Padres face the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Padres vs Cardinals Game Info
- San Diego Padres (76-58) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (65-67)
- Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
- Venue: Busch Stadium -- St. Louis, Missouri
- Coverage: BSMW
Padres vs Cardinals Odds & Moneyline
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- Moneyline: SD: (-124) | STL: (+106)
- Spread: SD: -1.5 (+136) | STL: +1.5 (-164)
- Total: 7.5 -- Over: (-124) | Under: (+102)
Padres vs Cardinals Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Joe Musgrove (Padres) - 4-4, 4.43 ERA vs Andre Pallante (Cardinals) - 6-6, 3.84 ERA
The Padres will give the ball to Joe Musgrove (4-4, 4.43 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 5 on the season, and the Cardinals will turn to Andre Pallante (6-6, 3.84 ERA). Musgrove and his team are 6-7-0 ATS this season when he starts. Musgrove's team is 5-4 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline favorite. The Cardinals have a 6-8-0 record against the spread in Pallante's starts. The Cardinals are 4-6 in Pallante's 10 starts this season that they were the moneyline underdog.
Padres vs Cardinals Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cardinals win (52%)
Padres vs Cardinals Moneyline
- St. Louis is a +106 underdog on the moneyline, while San Diego is a -124 favorite on the road.
Padres vs Cardinals Spread
- The Cardinals are +1.5 on the run line against the Padres. The Cardinals are -164 to cover, and the Padres are +136.
Padres vs Cardinals Over/Under
- A combined run total of 7.5 has been set for Padres-Cardinals on August 28, with the over at -124 and the under at +102.
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Padres vs Cardinals Betting Trends
- The Padres have won in 46, or 56.1%, of the 82 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season San Diego has come away with a win 37 times in 64 chances when named as a favorite of at least -124 on the moneyline.
- The Padres and their opponents have hit the over in 72 of their 132 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Padres are 67-65-0 against the spread in their 132 games that had a posted line this season.
- The Cardinals have compiled a 30-34 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.9% of those games).
- St. Louis is 14-25 (winning just 35.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +106 or longer.
- In the 127 games bookmakers have set an over/under for the Cardinals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 60 times (60-65-2).
- The Cardinals have collected a 60-67-0 record against the spread this season.
Padres Player Leaders
- Jurickson Profar leads San Diego with an OBP of .384 this season while batting .287 with 60 walks and 77 runs scored. He has a slugging percentage of .472.
- Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, he ranks 19th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 28th in slugging.
- Jackson Merrill has 134 hits, which is tops among San Diego batters this season. He's batting .292 with 47 extra-base hits. He's also slugging .490 with an on-base percentage of .322.
- He ranks 15th in batting average, 72nd in on-base percentage and 19th in slugging among qualified batters.
- Merrill heads into this matchup looking to extend his five-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
- Manny Machado has collected 131 base hits, an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .461 this season.
- Machado takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
- Luis Arraez has an OPS of .715, fueled by an OBP of .337 and a team-best slugging percentage of .379 this season.
- Arraez enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a home run and four RBI.
Cardinals Player Leaders
- Alec Burleson has accumulated 125 hits, a team-high for the Cardinals. He's batting .278 and slugging .458 with an on-base percentage of .313.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the majors, his batting average ranks 28th, his on-base percentage ranks 92nd, and he is 41st in slugging.
- Burleson brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
- Brendan Donovan has a .332 on-base percentage to pace his team. He has a batting average of .266 while slugging .392.
- His batting average ranks 45th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 50th, and he is 103rd in slugging.
- Masyn Winn has a .332 on-base percentage and a .423 slugging percentage, both team-best averages for the Cardinals.
- Nolan Arenado is hitting .269 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 35 walks.
Padres vs Cardinals Head to Head
- 8/27/2024: 7-5 SD (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -144, Underdog Moneyline: +122)
- 8/26/2024: 7-4 SD (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -120, Underdog Moneyline: +102)
- 4/3/2024: 3-2 SD (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -158, Underdog Moneyline: +134)
- 4/2/2024: 5-2 STL (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -144, Underdog Moneyline: +122)
- 4/1/2024: 6-2 STL (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
- 9/24/2023: 12-2 SD (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -200, Underdog Moneyline: +168)
- 9/23/2023: 5-2 STL (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -198, Underdog Moneyline: +166)
- 9/22/2023: 4-2 SD (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -184, Underdog Moneyline: +154)
- 8/30/2023: 5-4 STL (Favorite: Cardinals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -110, Underdog Moneyline: -106)
- 8/29/2023: 6-5 STL (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
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