San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The San Diego Padres (81-66) and St. Louis Cardinals (87-61) square off on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET, opening a three-game series at PETCO Park.

The Cardinals (+100 underdog on the moneyline) visit the Padres (-120). The Padres will give the ball to Mike Clevinger (5-7) versus the Cardinals and Adam Wainwright (11-9). The matchup has an over/under set at 7.5 total runs.

Padres vs. Cardinals Predictions

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Padres vs. Cardinals Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Padres

San Diego went 3-1 across the four games it was favored on the moneyline in its last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 outings, the Padres and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
San Diego is 6-4-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.

Cardinals

St. Louis has been the underdog once in the past 10 games and won that contest.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents are 4-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
St. Louis has three wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.

Padres vs. Cardinals Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Mike Clevinger

When Clevinger starts, the Padres have gone 10-9-0 against the spread.
The Padres have an 8-4 record in Clevinger’s 12 starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.
Clevinger’s team is 12-7 over his 19 starts.
Clevinger has started 19 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season. The teams have combined to hit the over in 12 of them.

Projected starter: Adam Wainwright

Wainwright’s team is 18-11-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
His team has been victorious in 45.5% of the games he’s started as the moneyline underdog with a record of 5-6.
Wainwright’s team is 17-12 when he starts this season.
Games Wainwright has started this season hit the over 14 times in 29 chances.

Padres Batting Leaders

Manny Machado has racked up a team-best batting average of .296, while leading the Padres in home runs (29) and runs batted in (92).
Machado’s home runs rank 16th in MLB and he ranks 12th in RBI in MLB.
Machado has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .150 with a home run, a walk and two RBI.
Juan Soto is hitting .239 with 22 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 125 walks.
Soto ranks 31st in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 85th in RBI.
Josh Bell is batting .274 with 29 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 72 walks.
Brandon Drury is hitting .265 with 28 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 34 walks.

Cardinals Batting Leaders

Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis in home runs with 35, runs batted in with 112 and his batting average of .322 is also best on his team.
Goldschmidt is sixth in home runs and third in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Nolan Arenado has 154 hits and an OBP of .358 to go with a slugging percentage of .543 this season.
Arenado ranks 16th overall in homers and sixth in RBI this season.
Tommy Edman has collected 147 base hits, an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .411 this season.
Edman takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with a walk and an RBI.
Brendan Donovan has 99 hits and an OBP of .391 to go with a slugging percentage of .373 this season.