Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/30/2022

The San Diego Padres (30-17) visit the St. Louis Cardinals (26-21) at 2:15 PM ET Monday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored Padres (-112), Manny Machado is batting .357 this year, third in the league, while Paul Goldschmidt ranks fifth in the majors with a .352 average for the underdog Cardinals. Nick Martinez gets the starting nod for San Diego while Packy Naughton is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

Padres vs. Cardinals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Padres vs. Cardinals

Our computer pick: St. Louis Cardinals (-108) and Over (8.5)

Padres vs. Cardinals Game Info

• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Nick Martinez
• St. Louis Cardinals probable starting pitcher: Packy Naughton
• Game Day: Monday, May 30, 2022
• Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Matchup

Padres Starter Nick Martinez

• Martinez makes the start for the Padres, his eighth of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last outing on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the righty threw five innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 31-year-old has a 3.86 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings across eight games this season, while giving up a batting average of .245 to his opponents.
• Martínez has one quality start under his belt this year.
• Martínez will try to pick up his sixth outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.3 innings per appearance.
• The opposing Cardinals offense has the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and ranks 17th in MLB play with 45 home runs. It has a collective .252 batting average, and is sixth in MLB with 403 total hits and sixth in MLB action scoring 223 runs.

Cardinals Starter Packy Naughton

• Naughton will make his first start of the season for the Cardinals.
• The 26-year-old left-hander will make his season debut.
• The Padres have scored 200 runs this season, which ranks 14th in MLB. They have 366 hits, 18th in baseball, with 35 home runs (26th in the league).

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• The Padres have entered the game as favorites 32 times this season and won 21, or 65.6%, of those games.
• San Diego has entered 28 games this season favored by -112 or more and is 17-11 in those contests.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 52.8% chance of a victory for the Padres.
• San Diego’s games have gone over the total in 21 of their 48 chances.
• The Padres are 25-23-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Cardinals have come away with 13 wins in the 25 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, St. Louis has been victorious 13 times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least -108 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 51.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 24 of their 48 opportunities.
• In 47 games with a line this season, the Cardinals have a mark of 26-21-0 against the spread.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Not only does Machado lead the Padres in hitting with his .357 average, he also paces the squad with eight home runs and 27 RBI.
• Machado is 36th in homers and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Jurickson Profar has 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 27 walks while hitting .222.
• Profar is 53rd in homers and 71st in RBI in the major leagues.
• Profar heads into this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBI.
• Eric Hosmer has nine doubles, four home runs and 18 walks while hitting .321.
• Ha-Seong Kim is hitting .223 with eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and 15 walks.
• Kim is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double and a walk.

Cardinals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals in home runs (10), runs batted in (40) and has a team-best batting average of .352.
• Goldschmidt is 17th in home runs and third in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Goldschmidt has collected a hit in 20 straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .452 with three doubles, five home runs, three walks and 17 RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .271 with 13 doubles, nine home runs and 19 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Arenado ranks 26th in home runs and 12th in RBI.
• Tommy Edman is batting .278 with eight doubles, three triples, four home runs and 19 walks.
• Harrison Bader is hitting .255 with five doubles, four home runs and nine walks.

Betting Tips for Padres vs. Cardinals

Our best bet is the Cardinals on the moneyline at -108 after taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will over the total of 8.5 runs.