Cardinals vs Giants Prediction & MLB Odds For Saturday, September 28th

Blake Snell and the Giants (79-81) will host the Cardinals (82-78) today at Oracle Park in San Francisco, and the Giants are the heavy favorites on the money line at -172. The money line odds have the Cardinals at +144. First pitch is set for 4:05 PM ET, and the forecast is clear.

St. Louis is starting Andre Pallante, and they are 2nd in the NL Central. The Giants are 4th in the NL West and will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak. BSMW will be televising this NL matchup.

Betting Odds & Lines for this Game

• Spread: Cardinals 1.5 (-162) | Giants -1.5 (+132)
• Total: 7
• MoneyLine: Cardinals +144 | Giants -172

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Cardinals vs. Giants Prediction: Moneyline

St. Louis picked up a 6-3 road win over the Giants in the most recent game of this series. The Cardinals had a huge 4th inning, scoring all four of their runs. As for the Giants, they scored their three runs in the 2nd. Heading into the game, the Cardinals were at +121 on the money line.

Miles Mikolas got the win for the Cardinals, going five innings and giving up three earned runs. He finished the game with just four strikeouts and allowed one home run. Ryan Helsley got the save. Landen Roupp had a rough outing for the Giants, taking the loss.

Lars Nootbaar and Nolan Arenado each homered for the Cardinals, while Jordan Walker went 2/4 with an RBI. Iván Herrera also had a two-hit game and scored a run for St. Louis’ offense.

St. Louis is 82-78 overall and is 10 games behind the Brewers in the NL Central. The Cardinals are 26-26 against other teams in the NL Central. They are currently riding a three-game winning streak as the underdog, and they are 42-40 as the underdog this year. As the favorite, the Cardinals are 40-38.

At home, the Cardinals have gone 44-37 this season compared to 38-41 on the road. St. Louis has won three straight series, and their overall series record is 27-20-5 this year. The Cardinals have gone 7-3 across their last 10 games.

Heading into today’s game vs. the Cardinals, the Giants are 79-81 overall, and they trail the Dodgers by 17 games in the NL West. Overall, the Giants are 26-26 against other NL West teams. San Francisco lost the first game of this series vs. the Cardinals and have dropped two straight games overall.

At home, the Giants are 41-38 this season, and they are 38-43 on the road. As the favorite, the Giants have gone 46-33 this year. San Francisco has struggled as the underdog, putting together a mark of 33-48. Looking at their overall series record, the Giants are 25-22-4 and have won three straight series.

Cardinals vs. Giants Prediction: Over/Under

St. Louis is on the road in San Francisco today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7 runs. The Cardinals have played in games with an average of 8.6 runs per game this season and have an over/under record of 74-82. When the O/U line has been set at 7 runs this season, their record is 2-3-2. The over has hit in two straight games for St. Louis.

St. Louis has been a below-average offensive team this season, averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. As a team, they are batting .247, which is 8th in the MLB, and are also near the top of the league in terms of avoiding strikeouts. The Cardinals are also just 18th in home runs this season.

Over the team’s last five games, Ivan Herrera has gone 8/17 with two homers and four RBIs. This has pushed his season average to .471. Alec Burleson leads the team with 21 homers and is batting .265, while Paul Goldschmidt has a team-high 62 RBIs but is hitting just .241.

Today’s over/under line of 7 runs for the San Francisco Giants’ game against the St. Louis Cardinals is the lowest line they’ve seen in quite some time. The Giants have played 138 games this season with higher over/under lines than 7 runs, which accounts for 86.2% of their games. Their combined run average this season is 8.6 runs per game, and their over/under record is 82-71. The over has hit in three straight games for the Giants, and their over/under record when the line is set at 7 runs is 8-8-2.

Michael Conforto has been on a tear for the Giants of late, going 12/32 in his last eight games with four homers and seven RBIs. He is also currently on a five-game hitting streak. Conforto’s recent surge has pushed his season average to .246, and he is 1st on the team with 78 RBIs. Matt Chapman is also a power threat in the lineup, as he is 15th in the league with 27 homers.

For the season, the Giants are averaging 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. This is right around their season-long average of 4.4 runs per game on the road. As a team, they are batting .238, which is 11th in the league.

Cardinals vs. Giants Prediction: Spread

St. Louis has been a solid run line bet this season, going 81-79 overall. The Cardinals have been especially good against the run line as the underdog, going 54-28. Their average run margin in winning games is +2.7, but in losing games, it’s -3.5.

St. Louis is sending right-hander Andre Pallante to the mound today vs. the Giants. He has made 19 starts this year and has a record of 8-8 with a 3.71 ERA. Pallante’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.30. In his 28 appearances, he has turned in seven quality starts. Looking back at his most recent outing, Pallante went seven innings and gave up just one earned run. He picked up the win in that outing. Before that, he had lost three straight starts. Pallante has been much better at home this year, coming in with a 3.17 ERA compared to 4.17 on the road.

San Francisco is 34-45 against the run line at home this season, and their overall run line record is 81-79. They have a run line losing streak at home, but they have been a better bet on the road, going 47-34 against the run line. They are 33-46 against the run line as the favorite and 48-33 as the underdog.

Blake Snell gets the start for the Giants today and is coming off a great outing against the Royals in which he didn’t give up a run. In that outing, he went six innings and picked up the win. Looking back further, he has picked up the win in three straight outings. Snell’s record for the season is 5-3, and his ERA is 3.12. Opponents are batting .165 off Snell this season. So far, he has turned in 10 quality starts, one shutout, and one complete game. Per nine innings, Snell is averaging 12.55 strikeouts and 3.81 walks.

Cardinals vs. Giants Pick: Over 7 Runs -108

Our favorite bet in this one is to take the over, as we see the Giants coming out on top of the Cardinals by a score of 6-5. However, with the Giants being the money line favorite, the payout isn’t great at -172.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Blake Snell finishing with seven strikeouts and picking up the win. As for Andre Pallante, we have him finishing with five K’s, and he is currently 14th in terms of starters to pick up a win.

Looking at the Cardinals lineup, they are projected to finish with 10 hits, compared to the Giants, who we have finishing with 11. The Giants are also projected to finish with the most home runs in the league today.

For the Cardinals, they are projected to finish with nine strikeouts, while the Giants are projected to finish with 13.