San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-104) St. Louis (-116)

The St. Louis Cardinals (65-65) will go up against the San Diego Padres (74-58) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have San Diego at -104 while St. Louis is coming in at -116. The total has been set at 9.5. The men taking the mound are Dylan Cease and Miles Mikolas.

As a team, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in the league. They have accumulated 625 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. The Padres have earned 200 doubles as a unit and have smacked 151 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 602 runs batted in in addition to 1,195 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .265. San Diego is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 869 times, while being walked on 366 occasions.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.96 on the season (15th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,201 batters. Padres pitchers have given up 142 long balls in addition to 561 total runs (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 371 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.77 as a team so far this year. San Diego has conceded 1,069 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 516 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.24 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23.

The Padres relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 63.5% and has entered the game in 114 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 204 runners this season with 37.3% of those players crossed home plate. Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 134 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 436 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen are sitting with 60 holds on the campaign (24th in MLB). They have tallied 33 saves on the campaign and have blown 19 of their 52 save opportunities.

The Padres have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs in their 10,545 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in MLB. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 3,515 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,040 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which ranks 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 96 double plays.

Cease (55-45 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 3,439 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 676 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 345 walks. His ERA is 3.76 (339 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.257. Cease has thrown 812 innings and has 985 K's in his career.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they are recording 4.09 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have 192 doubles, while getting a free base 379 times and earning 532 runs. St. Louis has knocked in 135 long balls on the year to go along with 505 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,068 instances (20th in MLB) and have 1,081 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded an OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .245 so far this season.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.270 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,102. The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 588 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.12 (529 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (1,031 strikeouts vs 366 free passes). They have surrendered 144 homers and they surrender 4.58 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 64 save chances and they have come away with 44 saves. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 409 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 142 times in high leverage situations in addition to 129 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.1% out of their 178 inherited runners. Sitting with 151 save situations, the Cardinals have 87 holds and also 20 blown saves.

In their 10,410 innings on the field, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 127 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in the majors). The Cardinals have 1,219 assists, 58 errors and have 3,470 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Mikolas has given up 1,072 base hits while he has tallied 772 punch outs in 1,068 innings. He has conceded 487 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.197 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.73 and he has faced 4,429 batters during his career. Mikolas (62-63 career record) holds a 4.10 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-104)

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