Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, August 27, 2024

The San Diego Padres (75-58) are favorites (-138) on the moneyline when they face the St. Louis Cardinals (65-66) on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. ET live on BSMW.

Dylan Cease starts for San Diego, while Miles Mikolas is St. Louis' starter for the contest.

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The Padres have won 47 of the 83 games in which they were favorites on the moneyline this season (56.6%).

San Diego has a record of 29-22 (wins in 56.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -138 or less.

The Cardinals were underdogs in 64 games this season and won 32 (50%) of those games.

St. Louis has a 9-16 record this season when entering a game as an underdog at +117 or more on the moneyline.

The Padres have combined with their opponents to exceed the total 72 times this season, giving them a record of 72-60-1 against the over/under.

The Cardinals and their opponents have achieved the over-point goal in 62 of their 130 games this season.

Padres Stats & Insights

The Padres are the ninth highest scoring team in the Major Leagues, averaging 4.8 runs per game (632 total).

San Diego ranks 13th in MLB play with 152 home runs. Their average is 1.1 per game.

The Padres have an MLB record batting average of .265.

San Diego has the fewest strikeouts in baseball, averaging 6.6 strikeouts per game.

The Padres pitching team ranks third in the majors with a total of 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.

San Diego's team ERA of 3.97 ranks 14th among all MLB pitching teams.

Cardinals Stats & Insights

The Cardinals have scored the 24th most runs in the league this season with 536 (4.1 per game).

St. Louis has hit 135 home runs this season, ranking 23rd in the Major Leagues.

The Cardinals' batting average of .246 ranks 13th in the league this season.

St. Louis ranks 11th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.

As a pitching team, the Cardinals strike out just eight batters per nine innings, ranking 26th in the MLB.

St. Louis ranks 19th in the Major Leagues with ERA (4.15) this season.

Key Padres players to keep an eye on

Cease makes his 28th start of the season for the Padres. He is 12-10 with a 3.43 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 154 2/3 innings pitched.

Jurickson Profar has a .290 batting average this season with 21 home runs and 79 RBIs, the highest on his team.

Jackson Merrill has 132 hits this season and an OBP of .321. His slugging average this year is .488.

Manny Machado is San Diego's leading home run player with 21 home runs. He has scored 77 runs and has a .456 slugging average.

Luis Arraez leads San Diego in batting average (.302) this season, with four home runs and 37 RBIs.

Important Cardinals players to keep an eye on

Mikolas (8-10) of the Cardinals will make his 27th start this season.

Alec Burleson scored the most runs on his team with 21 home runs and 72 runs batted in.

Brendan Donovan has 27 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 37 walks with a batting average of .266.

Nolan Arenado has a batting average of .270 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 35 walks.

Masyn Winn leads his team with a batting average of .282.

Injuries to the Padres and Cardinals

Padres: Ha-Seong Kim: 10 days IL (shoulder), Stephen Kolek: 15 days IL (forearm), Yu Darvish: 15 days IL (groin), Wandy Peralta: 15 days IL (adductor), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 60 days IL (quadriceps), Luis Patiño: 60 days IL (elbow)

Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 days IL (finger), Mike Siani: 10 days IL (oblique), Lance Lynn: 15 days IL (knee), Drew Rom: 60 days IL (biceps), Steven Matz: 60 days IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60 days IL (forearm)

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