The St. Louis Cardinals (9-13) and San Francisco Giants (8-13) meet Monday to kick-off a 4-game series. First pitch from Oracle Park is set for 9:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Giants odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023. St. Louis won the 2022 series 4-3.
St. Louis won 7-3 as a -106 road favorite Sunday vs. the Seattle Mariners to avoid being swept in the 3-game series. The Cardinals hit 3 home runs in the victory, including a 3-run shot from 2B Nolan Gorman in the 4th inning to give St. Louis a 6-3 lead. Monday marks the 4th game of a 10-game road trip for the Cards.
San Francisco won 5-4 as a +108 home underdog Sunday vs. the New York Mets. The Giants walked away with a 2-2 tie in that series after dropping the first 2 games and then winning back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday. This series will wrap up an 8-game homestand for San Francisco.
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Cardinals at Giants projected starters
LHP Jordan Montgomery vs. RHP Alex Cobb
Montgomery (2-2, 4.84 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.34 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 through 22 1/3 IP.
- Is making his first career appearance vs. San Francisco
- Was 2-4 with a 3.75 ERA, 69 2/3 IP, 65 H, 29 ER, 17 BB and 59 K over 13 road starts for the Cardinals and New York Yankees in 2022
Cobb (0-1, 2.79 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.50 WHIP, 1.4 BB/9 and 10.2 K/9 through 19 1/3 IP.
- Last start vs. St. Louis: 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB and 8 K in a no-decision 3-2 loss on May 6, 2022
- Was 6-6 with a 2.68 ERA, 87 1/3 IP, 75 H, 26 ER, 26 BB and 93 K across 16 home starts in 2022
Cardinals at Giants odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:55 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cardinals -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Giants +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals -1.5 (+140) | Giants +1.5 (-165)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Cardinals at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Cardinals 6, Giants 4
Moneyline
BET CARDINALS (-120).
The Giants are 0-5 in their last 5 series openers and 1-8 in their last 9 games following a win. St. Louis has dropped its last 5 Monday games but holds a 7-3 lead in the last 10 matchups between these teams.
Run line/Against the spread
LEAN CARDINALS -1.5 (+140).
Both of these teams are 1-3 in 1-run games to start the season. Whichever team wins here will likely do so by more than 1 run, and the Cardinals have the advantage to win even as the road team.
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Over/Under
BET OVER 8 (-115).
The Over is 6-0 in St. Louis’ last 6 games when its opponent scored 5 or more runs in their previous game and 4-0-1 in its last 5 vs. a starting pitcher with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
The Over is 3-1-1 for San Francisco as a home underdog and 4-2-1 after a win this season.
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