St. Louis Cardinals (1-2) vs. San Diego Padres (3-3)
April 1, 2024 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego Padres -110 / St. Louis Cardinals +100; Over/Under: +8.5
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In this article, we will formulate a Padres vs Cardinals betting prediction for this MLB showdown on Monday, April 1st at Petco Park. We will take a look at:
-The St Louis Cardinals recent form and recent player performance
-The San Diego Padres recent form and recent player performance
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Cardinals and Padres.
Padres Offense Has Confidence
The Padres come into this game with a 3-3 record, and the offense was sure good on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. The Padres’ offense scored 13 runs and that was enough for the nine run victory. Manny Machado had a strong game, finishing with two hits and three RBIs. Ha-Seong Kim also hit a home run and drove in three RBIs. Matt Waldron will get the start for the Padres, and last season he finished with a 4.35 ERA.
Slow Start to the Season for the Cardinals
The Cardinals faced off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first series of the season, and they won only 1 of the 4 games. On Sunday, the Cardinals didn’t play bad, but they ended up losing 5-4. Brendan Donovan had a strong game, finishing with one hit and two RBIs. Getting the start for the Cardinals will be Kyle Gibson, who spent last year for the Baltimore Orioles. Gibson had a 15-9 record and an ERA of 4.73.
San Diego Padres Team Facts
- The Padres have won four of their last five games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs against NL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Padres have led after 7 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Padres’ last three games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven night games against the Cardinals at Petco Park.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost five of their last six games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as road favorites.
- The Cardinals have lost the first inning in each of their last four Monday games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games at Petco Park.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last 10 games at Petco Park.
Padres vs Cardinals Betting Prediction
The Padres and Cardinals are both going to find success here. Gibson’s record last year was good, but he had plenty of games where he really struggled, and that is going to be the case again here. The Cardinals’ offense is going to find success against Waldron also and that will be the difference as this game is going to end up higher scoring. This game is going to be a shootout. Back the over.
