The UNDER hasn't paid out for totals bettors at the sportsbooks in any of Matt Cain's last six starts for the San Francisco Giants as he's sent back out to the mound on Wednesday in odds action against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Cain is 2-3 with a 6.05 ERA on the season, and he's given up four or more runs in each of his last four outings with the Giants 1-3 in those games. Jaime Garcia (5-4, 1.57 ERA) will try to pitch the Cardinals to a victory on Wednesday night.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
St. Louis was a -140 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers at Sportsbook pick an Sportsbook over under number of 7.
Odds Shark prediction models pick the Giants to win this game 5.1-4.7. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The St. Louis Cardinals bring a 76-43 record to the battle against the 65-54 Giants. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and St. Louis vs San Francisco injuries news.
This game puts the St. Louis Cardinals, most recently No. 9 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the San Francisco Giants, who rate a No. 8 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the St. Louis Cardinals No. 21-ranked scoring average of 3.93 runs per game, against a San Francisco Giants offense rated No. 10 and scoring 4.36 runs per game. The Cardinals have averaged 8.58 hits per game to date this season, less than the Giants hitters have managed (9.28 per nine innings).
San Francisco brings the No. 8-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Cardinals's No. 1-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Giants didn't allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out St. Louis 2-0 on Tuesday at Busch Stadium.
- San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games
- San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
- St. Louis is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 17 of St. Louis's last 24 games
- St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 17 of St. Louis's last 25 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
San Francisco at Pittsburgh, Thursday, August 20th
St. Louis at San Diego, Friday, August 21st
