San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction 9-28-24 MLB Picks

The St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Oracle Park. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Pick.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals are 82-78 on the year after playing the Guardians and Rockies. The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The St. Louis Cardinals have won 6 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Brendan Donovan leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 158 hits and 69 RBI, while Nolan Arenado and Masyn Winn have combined for 312 hits and 127 RBI.

San Francisco Giants Betting Preview

The San Francisco Giants are 79-81 on the year after playing the Royals and Diamondbacks. The San Francisco Giants have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The San Francisco Giants have won 8 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Matt Chapman leads the San Francisco Giants with 139 hits and 78 RBI, while Heliot Ramos and Michael Conforto have combined for 128 hits and 138 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Pick Matchup

Andre Pallante gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 8-8 with a 3.71 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Pallante has allowed 16 hits and 9 runs in his last 24 innings. Pallante has a 3.49 ERA and .222 allowed batting average in 49 road innings. Pallante is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA and 6 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.

Blake Snell gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants, and he is 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA and 145 strikeouts this season. Snell has allowed 9 hits and 2 earned runs in his last 18 innings. Snell has a 2.85 ERA and .192 allowed batting average in 53.2 home innings. Snell is 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA and 35 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Why the San Francisco Giants will win

• The Giants have won each of their last five games against NL Central opponents following a home loss.
• The Cardinals have lost each of their last four day games against NL West opponents following a road win.
• The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last five games against NL Central opponents following a home loss.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games against NL West opponents following a road win.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the last six games between the Cardinals and Giants have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six games between the Cardinals and Giants.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last five Saturday games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The San Francisco Giants rank 28th in the league for steals this season (67).
• The San Francisco Giants rank 3rd in the league for home runs allowed this season (152).
• The St. Louis Cardinals rank T26th in the league for strikeouts this season (1295).
• The St. Louis Cardinals rank 24th in the league for RBI’s this season (626).

San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction

While neither team has anything to play for, the San Francisco Giants should have a considerable edge with Blake Snell on the mound. Snell has been one of the best pitchers in baseball with a 3.12 ERA and 1.05 WHIP, and he’s been even better at home. Andre Pallante has held his own, but it’s not to the level of Snell. Give me the Giants and the reasonable price.