Baseball bettors look for value at PETCO Park on Wednesday as host San Diego battles the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball odds action.

St. Louis puts its faith in starter Chris Carpenter to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 1-4. Getting the ball for the Padres is Mat Latos, who owns a 1-6 record on the season with a 4.60 ERA.



View St Louis vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Padres in this one will find them as +115 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 6.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 14 (Padres) and the No. 1 (Cardinals) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Diego's National League No. 16-ranked scoring average of 3.4 runs per game, against a Cardinals offense rated No. 2 and scoring 5 runs per game in the league. The Padres have averaged 7.7 hits per game to date this season, less than the Cardinals hitters have managed (9.6 per nine innings).

Defensively, St. Louis features the National League's No. 12-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.5 runs per game. San Diego, meanwhile, comes in at No. 16 in the National League at home, scoring 2.2 runs per game.

St. Louis was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Padres. They won as -109 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. St. Louis won a close affair on Tuesday in their last outing, defeating San Diego 3-2 in extra innings at PETCO Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing San Diego are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Cardinals at Padres trends to consider:
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis' last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing St. Louis


Next up:
St. Louis at Colorado, Friday, May 27
San Diego at Washington, Friday, May 27