Cardinals vs. Padres: Betting Preview for August 27

Published 7:24 am Tuesday, August 27, 2024

San Diego Padres (75-58) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (65-66) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, August 27 at 7:45 p.m. ET. Currently stuck at 193 Ks, Dylan Cease will be looking to tally his 200th strikeout of the year.

At +120, the Cardinals are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this game versus the Padres, who are listed at -145. The over/under for this matchup has been listed at 8.

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Cardinals vs. Padres Game Info

  • Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
  • Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Venue: Busch Stadium
  • TV Channel: BSMW
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Padres -145
  • Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals +120
  • Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas (8-10) will make his 27th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers while allowing two hits.
  • In 26 starts this season, he’s earned 14 quality starts.
  • Mikolas has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • He has made 26 appearances and finished three of them without allowing an earned run.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Cardinals’ 135 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball.
  • St. Louis is 22nd in MLB with a slugging percentage of .387 this season.
  • The Cardinals’ .246 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
  • St. Louis has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 536 (4.1 per game).
  • The Cardinals have the 17th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.310).
  • The Cardinals rank 11th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
  • St. Louis has pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
  • St. Louis averages just 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the majors.
  • The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.272 WHIP this season.

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