The Padres get a visit from the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball action on Tuesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

It's a pitching duel between Aaron Harang for the Padres (5-2 on the year) and Kyle McClellan for St. Louis (5-1 so far).



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 +120 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 6.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 14-rated Padres and the league No. 1-ranked Cardinals, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Diego has the National League's No. 15-rated offensive output, at 7.8 hits per game. The Cardinals average 9.6 hits per game, good for No. 2 on the National League list.

St. Louis brings the National League's No. 4-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Padres' league No. 7-ranked defense.

St. Louis was a 3-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Padres. They won as -118 favorites, while the total score of 4 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. St. Louis got the job done in their last match in a 3-1 victory over San Diego on Monday at PETCO Park behind starter Kyle Lohse.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Cardinals at Padres trends to consider:
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 17 of St. Louis' last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis


Next up:
St. Louis at San Diego, Wednesday, May 25