San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals Betting Lines and Pick

The St. Louis Cardinals will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the San Diego Padres pay a visit to Busch Stadium.

Christian Friedrich, with a record of 4-5 on the season, gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, while the St. Louis Cardinals trot Mike Leake to the mound in this one. He is 6-7 so far in 2016.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the St. Louis Cardinals as -174 favorites on the moneyline for this contest. The over under was hovering near 8.5 for betting fans hoping to turn a profit on totals at Sportsbook.

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.1-3.0 result in favor of the Cardinals. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

47-44 St. Louis battles the Padres, currently with a 41-51 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and St. Louis vs San Diego injuries news.

The St. Louis Cardinals sit at No. 6 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the San Diego Padres sit at No. 13 on the same chart.

Statistical Matchup

Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the St. Louis Cardinals No. 3-ranked scoring average of 5.15 runs per game, against a San Diego Padres offense rated No. 17 and scoring 4.45 runs per game. The Cardinals have averaged 8.96 hits per game to date this season, more than the Padres hitters have managed (8.33 per nine innings).

Defensively, San Diego features the No. 17-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.5 runs per game. St. Louis, meanwhile, comes in at No. 15 at home, scoring 4.42 runs per game.