Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 2

Updated Apr. 2, 2024 9:01 p.m. ET

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The San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals will play on Tuesday at PETCO Park, at 9:40 PM ET. Miles Mikolas will start for St. Louis, trying to shut down Fernando Tatis Jr. and company. The Padres are the favorite in this one, at -148, while the underdog Cardinals have +125 odds to upset. San Diego is a 1.5-run favorite (at +146 odds). The total for the game is set at 8 runs.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Padres-Cardinals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Padres vs. Cardinals Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 9:40 PM ET
• Where: PETCO Park in San Diego, California
• How to Watch on TV: SDPA

Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Padres 6, Cardinals 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Padres 51%, Cardinals 49%

Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Padres won 56.2% of the games last season they were favored on the moneyline (68-53).
• In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -148 or shorter last year, San Diego had a record of 44-28 (61.1%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Padres a 59.7% chance to win.
• Last season, the Cardinals won 36 out of the 84 games, or 42.9%, in which they were the underdog.

FINAL

STL 5 · SD 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

St. Louis Cardinals

STL

+1.5

+135

O 8

San Diego Padres

SD

-1.5

-159

U 8

Padres Player Insights

• Manny Machado has collected a team-best seven runs batted in.
• Machado's home runs put him eighth in the majors, and he is sixth in RBI.
• Tatis has hit three home runs to lead his team.
• Tatis is third in home runs in the majors, and 36th in RBI.
• Luis Campusano leads the Padres with a team-best batting average of .346.
• Ha-Seong Kim has two doubles, a home run and four walks while batting .269.

Padres Team Props

Learn more about this Padres vs. Cardinals matchup on Fox Sports.

Cardinals Player Insights

• Paul Goldschmidt racked up 159 hits with a batting average of .268 last season.
• Nolan Arenado capitalized on opportunities with 93 RBI while picking up 149 hits.
• Willson Contreras hit .264 last season with 27 doubles, 20 home runs and 51 walks.
• Nolan Gorman powered out 27 home runs a season ago while slugging .478.

Cardinals Team Props

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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