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The San Francisco Giants (36-41) and St. Louis Cardinals (38-37) meet Sunday for the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Busch Stadium is set for 2:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Giants vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: St. Louis leads 2-0
St. Louis routed San Francisco 9-4 Saturday while covering as a -117 home favorite. The Cardinals scored 7 unanswered runs after being down 4-2 in the 3rd. RHP Miles Mikolas pitched 6 innings with 4 ER, 6 H, 2 BB and 3 K to get the win while OF Alec Burleson hit 2 HRs and had 5 RBIs.
With Thursday’s 6-5 loss to the Cardinals in Birmingham, Ala., the Giants have now lost 4 straight games.
Giants at Cardinals projected starters
RHP Logan Webb vs. RHP Sonny Gray
Webb (6-5, 2.99 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.19 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9 and 7.5 K/9 in 99 1/3 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K in a 5-2 loss at the Chicago Cubs Tuesday
- Career vs. St. Louis: 3-2, 5.17 ERA (31 1/3 IP, 18 ER), 38 H, 9 BB, 25 K in 6 starts
Gray (8-4, 2.95 ERA) makes his 14th start. He has a 1.02 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 11.2 K/9 in 76 1/3 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 7 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K in a 7-6 win in Miami against the Marlins on Monday
- Career vs. San Francisco: 2-1, 3.27 ERA (33 IP, 12 ER), 27 H, 14 BB, 30 K in 6 starts
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Giants at Cardinals odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:27 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Giants +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Cardinals -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Giants +1.5 (-200) | Cardinals -1.5 (+165)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Giants at Cardinals picks and predictions
Prediction
Cardinals 5, Giants 4
Moneyline
LEAN CARDINALS (-125).
St. Louis is the much hotter team, having won the 1st 2 of this series and going 7-3 in its last 10 games while the Giants have lost 4-straight and are 3-7 in their last 10. The Cardinals are 19-15 at home this year while the Giants are only 16-24 on the road.
This is only a lean because they’ve split their last 6 meetings in St. Louis.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I like the Giants to cover here as their recent matchups vs. St. Louis have been competitive for the most part, but the line is not worth betting on at +1.5 (-200). Bet on the moneyline and/or total instead.
Over/Under
BET OVER 7.5 (+100).
The Over has hit in 3 straight games for San Francisco and is 7-3 in its last 10 games. For St. Louis the Over is 4-1 in its last 5 games. The Over has also hit in each of the last 4 meetings and is 5-1 in the last 6 Cardinals-Giants games in St. Louis.
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