San Diego Padres Open as Moneyline Underdog vs the St. Louis Cardinals

The San Diego Padres battle the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in MLB betting odds action at PETCO Park.

Lance Lynn, with a record of 10-6 on the season, gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, while the San Diego Padres trot Clayton Richard to the mound in this one. He is 6-13 so far in 2017.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans looking to pick the San Diego Padres in this matchup found them as 135 underdogs on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 8.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark prediction models pick the Padres to win this game 3.6-1.7. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The San Diego Padres sport a record of 62-78 heading into this matchup, while the St. Louis Cardinals sit at 72-67 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Diego vs St. Louis injuries news.

According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 14-ranked San Diego Padres and the No. 16-rated St. Louis Cardinals in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup

On offense, it's a battle between the San Diego Padres and its No. 30-rated batting order, averaging 3.81 runs per nine innings, against the No. 13 line up of the St. Louis Cardinals at 4.77 runs per outing.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and San Diego has the No. 19-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Cardinals own the No. 7 mark in runs allowed.