Cardinals vs Giants Betting Odds
When: May 5, 2022, at 9:45 p.m. EST
Venue: Oracle Park – San Francisco, CA
Cardinals vs Giants Betting Preview
A National League showdown begins Thursday night when the St. Louis Cardinals (14-10, 7-5 away) visit the San Francisco Giants (14-10, 6-5 home). These two teams could be meeting each other in October so this will be a good litmus test for both.
Nolan Arenado is off to a fast start as he leads the Cardinals with a .360 batting average, seven home runs and 23 RBIs. St. Louis is batting .234 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.20 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.
San Francisco has been balanced at the plate as they are led by Wilmer Flores .268 batting average, Joc Pederson and his six home runs and Thairo Estrada’s 14 RBIs. The Giants are hitting .234 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.33 ERA and 1.23 WHIP.
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Cardinals vs Giants Betting Trends
Cardinals
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis’ last 8 games.
- St. Louis are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against San Francisco.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’ last 8 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco.
- St. Louis are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the National League West Division division.
- St. Louis are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played in May.
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Giants
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games.
- San Francisco are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 7 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
- San Francisco are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
- San Francisco are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division.
Cardinals vs Giants Pick & Prediction
Last time out. St. Louis got the series win with a 10-0 blowout at Kansas City. The Cardinals scored five runs in the first inning, and it was over after that. Tyler O’Neill went 2-4 with one home run, one triple, one walk, two runs and three RBIs. Adam Wainwright improved to 3-3 and Kris Bubic dropped to 0-3.
San Francisco had a quick two-game series with the Dodgers and were swept, losing 9-1 on Wednesday. The Giants jumped out to a 1-0 first inning lead, but Los Angeles took the lead in the fourth inning and padded it on the final five innings. Brandon Crawford went 1-3 with one home run, one RBI and one run. Tony Gonsolin is now 2-0 in 2022, and Alex Wood dropped to 2-2.
Pitching Matchup: Miles Mikolas (1-1, 1.52 ERA, 0.84 WHIP) vs Logan Webb (3-1, 3.26 ERA, 1.29 WHIP)
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