Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/1/2022

The San Diego Padres (30-19) visit the St. Louis Cardinals (28-21) at 1:15 PM ET Wednesday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored Padres (-125), Manny Machado is batting .347 this year, fifth in the league, while Paul Goldschmidt ranks third in the majors with a .352 average for the underdog Cardinals. Yu Darvish will get the ball for San Diego while St. Louis counter with Dakota Hudson.

Padres vs. Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Padres vs. Cardinals

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (+105) and Over (8)

Padres vs. Cardinals Game Info

• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Yu Darvish
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Dakota Hudson
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
• Game Time: 1:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Padres Starter Yu Darvish

• Darvish (4-2 with a 3.76 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Padres, his 10th of the season.
• The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
• The 35-year-old has an ERA of 3.76, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .224 batting average against him.
• Darvish is looking to register his third straight quality start in this matchup.
• Darvish will try to prolong an eight-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per appearance).
• He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks seventh in the league with 232 runs while batting .252 as a unit. It has a collective .395 slugging percentage (13th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 47 home runs (17th in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 35-year-old’s 3.76 ERA ranks 37th, 1.082 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 35th.

Cardinals Starter Dakota Hudson

• The Cardinals will send Hudson (3-2) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers while allowing five hits.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in nine games this season with an ERA of 3.22, a 1.087 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.410.
• He has started nine games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
• In nine starts, Hudson has pitched through or past the fifth inning four times. He has a season average of 4.3 frames per outing.
• The Padres rank 17th in MLB with 205 runs scored this season. They have a .232 batting average this campaign with 36 home runs (26th in the league).

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• The Padres have been favorites in 32 games this season and won 21 (65.6%) of those contests.
• San Diego has entered 25 games this season favored by -125 or more and is 17-8 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Padres.
• San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of their 50 games with a total this season.
• The Padres are 26-24-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have won in 13, or 52%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• St. Louis has a mark of 7-11 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 48.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Contests with St. Louis have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 50 chances this season.
• The Cardinals are 27-22-0 against the spread in their 49 games that had a posted line this season.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Machado paces the Padres with eight home runs and 28 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .347.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Machado’s home run total places him 37th, and his RBI tally ranks him 25th.
• Jurickson Profar has 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 27 walks while batting .232.
• Of all MLB hitters, Profar ranks 58th in homers and 69th in RBI.
• Profar enters this game looking for his sixth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Eric Hosmer has nine doubles, four home runs and 18 walks while hitting .312.
• Jake Cronenworth has eight doubles, two triples, three home runs and 20 walks while batting .210.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Goldschmidt paces the Cardinals in home runs (11), runs batted in (43) and has posted a team-high batting average of .352.
• Goldschmidt’s home run total puts him 11th in MLB, and he is third in RBI.
• Goldschmidt carries a 22-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .436 with three doubles, five home runs, six walks and 16 RBI.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .274 with eight doubles, three triples, four home runs and 19 walks.
• Edman ranks 121st in homers and 83rd in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .270 with 13 doubles, nine home runs and 20 walks.
• Harrison Bader is batting .255 with five doubles, four home runs and nine walks.

Betting Tips for Padres vs. Cardinals

We have the Cardinals on the moneyline at +105 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.