Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 3

Updated Apr. 3, 2024 4:01 p.m. ET

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Fernando Tatis Jr. and Paul Goldschmidt will be among the star attractions when the San Diego Padres face the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday at 4:10 PM ET, at PETCO Park. The Padres are the favorite in this one, at -159, while the underdog Cardinals have +134 odds to play spoiler. San Diego is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +133 odds). The contest's total has been set at 8.5 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: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 4:10 PM ET
• Where: PETCO Park in San Diego, California
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cardinals 8, Padres 7
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Padres 50%, Cardinals 50%

Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Padres have won two of the six games they've played as favorites this season.
• San Diego has played as favorites of -159 or more once this season and won that game.
• The implied probability of a win from the Padres, based on the moneyline, is 61.4%.
• The Cardinals have been underdogs in six games this season and have come away with the win three times (50%) in those contests.
• St. Louis has a win-loss record of 1-3 when favored by +134 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

FINAL

STL 2 · SD 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

St. Louis Cardinals

STL

+1.5

+134

O 8.5

San Diego Padres

SD

-1.5

-159

U 8.5

Padres Player Insights

• Luis Campusano paces the Padres with seven runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .400.
• In all of MLB, Campusano ranks 37th in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Manny Machado has been productive as he leads his team with seven runs batted in.
• Machado is 11th in homers and ninth in RBI on the season.
• Tatis has launched a team-high three home runs.
• Tatis is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, three home runs and three RBI.
• Ha-Seong Kim is batting .233 with two doubles, a home run and four walks.

Padres Team Props

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Cardinals Player Insights

• Brendan Donovan has sent home a team-high six runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Donovan is 37th in home runs and 18th in RBI.
• Donovan carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBI.
• Willson Contreras' two home runs lead his team.
• Contreras is currently 11th in home runs and 43rd in RBI in the big leagues.
• Goldschmidt is batting .238 with a home run and five walks.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .160 with a double.

Cardinals Team Props

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

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