The St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants meet in MLB action from Oracle Park on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The game is lined at a coin flip price with -110 odds on both sides. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Steven Matz will start for the Cardinals here and is 0-3 with a 6.55 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season. San Francisco is sending Anthony DeSclafani here and he is 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
San Francisco’s 5-4 win over St. Louis on Tuesday made it back-to-back wins for the Giants in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
St. Louis is 1-4 in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 road games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a loss. San Francisco is 3-8 in their last 11 games following a win and 9-2 in their last 11 game three matchups while the under is 7-0 in their last 7 games against the NL Central.
Pick
I’m backing the Giants here. I know the Giants can be inconsistent at the best of times, but the Cardinals, while it feels like a hot streak is around the corner, continue to disappoint to start the year and that includes starting Steven Matz who clearly doesn’t have it this season. I just think the Giants are the better team with a big pitching edge, so give me San Francisco in this one.