Cardinals vs. Padres: Betting Preview for August 29

Published 11:24 pm Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Jurickson Profar will lead the charge for the San Diego Padres (76-59) on Thursday, August 29, when they match up with Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals (66-67) at Busch Stadium at 2:15 p.m. ET.

The Padres (-115), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Cardinals (-105) This contest’s over/under has been set at 8. You can get -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under.

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Cardinals vs. Padres Game Info

  • Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
  • Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Venue: Busch Stadium
  • TV Channel: BSMW
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Padres -115
  • Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals -105
  • Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Sonny Gray (11-9) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 25th start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up five earned runs in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
  • He has earned a quality start 10 times in 24 starts this season.
  • Gray will look to pitch five or more innings for the 10th start in a row.
  • He has made 24 appearances and finished four of them without allowing an earned run.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Cardinals rank 23rd in Major League Baseball with 136 home runs.
  • St. Louis ranks 22nd in the majors with a .388 team slugging percentage.
  • The Cardinals’ .247 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
  • St. Louis has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 545 (4.1 per game).
  • The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
  • The Cardinals rank 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
  • St. Louis has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.16) in the majors this season.
  • St. Louis averages just 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the majors.
  • The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.274 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.

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