St. Louis will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the San Francisco Giants pay a visit to Busch Stadium.

St. Louis sends Kyle McClellan out against Madison Bumgarner for the Giants in this game. McClellan is 5-1 with a 3.12 ERA on the season, while Bumgarner is 1-6 on the year and has a 3.79 ERA.



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Betting Line:
The Giants were listed as +-160 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 1-rated Cardinals and the league No. 9-ranked Giants, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, St. Louis owns the No. 1 ranking for hits in the National League at 9.7 per game. By contrast, the Giants are rated No. 13 in the same category at 8.1 per game.

San Francisco brings the National League's No. 3-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Cardinals' league No. 8-ranked defense.

San Francisco lost its last outing, a 6-0 result against the Brewers on May 29. Bettors who backed the Brewers at -154 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Yovani Gallardo shut down the Giants in their last game, striking out 5 in a 6-0 shutout over San Francisco in baseball action at Miller Park.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 4-3 Sportsbook on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on St. Louis at +131 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Cardinals enjoyed a 4-3 victory at the expense of the Rockies on Sunday, with Kyle Lohse throwing 6 innings of 6-hit ball at Coors Field.


San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing St. Louis are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Giants at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
St. Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games


Next up:
San Francisco at St. Louis, Tuesday, May 31