Cardinals vs. Padres: Betting Preview for August 26
Published 7:24 am Monday, August 26, 2024
On Monday, August 26, Jurickson Profar’s San Diego Padres (74-58) visit Alec Burleson’s St. Louis Cardinals (65-65) at Busch Stadium. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:45 p.m. ET.
At -115, the Padres are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Cardinals (-105). This game’s over/under is 9.5. You can get -110 odds on the over and -110 odds on the under.
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Cardinals vs. Padres Game Info
- Date: Monday, August 26, 2024
- Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Venue: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: SDPA
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Padres -115
- Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals -105
- Over/Under: 9.5 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher
- Kyle Gibson (7-5) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 5 1/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- In 24 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 10 of them.
- Gibson has made 20 starts of five or more innings in 24 chances this season, and averages 5.7 frames when he pitches.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 24 chances this season.
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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Cardinals rank 22nd in Major League Baseball with 135 home runs.
- Fueled by 341 extra-base hits, St. Louis ranks 22nd in MLB with a .387 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cardinals’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
- St. Louis has scored 532 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Cardinals have an OBP of .310 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Cardinals rank 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
- St. Louis has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.13) 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 1.272 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
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