Cardinals vs. Padres Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/31/2022

The St. Louis Cardinals (27-21) host the San Diego Padres (30-18) at 7:45 PM ET Tuesday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored Cardinals (-127), Paul Goldschmidt is batting .352 this year, fifth in the league, while Manny Machado ranks fourth in the majors with a .353 average for the underdog Padres. St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright and San Diego’s Blake Snell have been named the starters for this contest.

Cardinals vs. Padres Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Cardinals vs. Padres

Our computer pick: San Diego Padres (+107) and Over (8.5)

Cardinals vs. Padres Game Info

• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Adam Wainwright
• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Blake Snell
• Game Day: Tuesday, May 31, 2022
• Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Starter Adam Wainwright

• Wainwright makes the start for the Cardinals, his 10th of the season. He is 5-4 with a 3.12 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched.
• His last time out came on Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the righty went five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
• In nine games this season, the 40-year-old has a 3.12 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .246 to opposing batters.
• Wainwright has five quality starts under his belt this year.
• Wainwright will aim to go five or more innings for his eighth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
• He will face a Padres offense that ranks 14th in MLB with 377 total hits (on a .234 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .355 (26th in MLB) with 35 total home runs (26th in MLB).
• The 40-year-old ranks 24th in ERA (3.12), 46th in WHIP (1.288), and 53rd in K/9 (6.6) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Padres Starter Blake Snell

• Snell (0-2) will take to the mound for the Padres and make his fourth start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• The 29-year-old has pitched to a 6.00 ERA this season with 12.0 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 5.0 walks per nine across two games.
• In three starts, Snell has pitched through or past the fifth inning one time. He has a season average of 4.2 frames per outing.
• The Cardinals rank fourth in MLB with a .253 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 12th in the league (.398) and 47 home runs.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have been favorites in 24 games this season and won 15 (62.5%) of those contests.
• St. Louis is 11-6 this season when entering a game favored by -127 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 55.9% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 49 chances this season.
• In 48 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 27-21-0 ATS.

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• The Padres have been chosen as underdogs in 17 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (52.9%) in those games.
• San Diego has a win-loss record of 5-5 when favored by +107 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Padres have an implied victory probability of 48.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• San Diego and their opponents have hit the over in 21 of their 49 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Padres are 25-24-0 against the spread in their 49 games that had a posted line this season.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Goldschmidt paces the Cardinals with 11 home runs and 42 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .352.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Goldschmidt ranks ninth in homers and third in RBI.
• Goldschmidt has collected a hit in 21 games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .475 with three doubles, six home runs, four walks and 19 RBI.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .282 with eight doubles, three triples, four home runs and 19 walks.
• Edman is 112th in homers in MLB, and 72nd in RBI.
• Edman has three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .304 with a double and an RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .265 with 13 doubles, nine home runs and 19 walks.
• Harrison Bader has five doubles, four home runs and nine walks while batting .255.
• Bader takes a 10-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last nine outings he is batting .351 with a double, a home run and five RBI.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Machado paces the Padres with eight home runs and 28 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .353.
• Machado ranks 36th in homers and 21st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Jurickson Profar is hitting .233 with 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 27 walks.
• Profar is 53rd in home runs and 55th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Eric Hosmer is hitting .312 with nine doubles, four home runs and 18 walks.
• Ha-Seong Kim is batting .225 with eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and 16 walks.

Betting Tips for Cardinals vs. Padres

Our best bet is the Padres on the moneyline at +107 after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8.5 runs.