Giants vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Jun 20

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St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker warms up before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
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  • The Giants are -105 favorites vs the Cardinals
  • Giants vs Cardinals Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
  • Giants / Cardinals TV Channel: FOX

The San Francisco Giants (-105) visit Rickwood Field to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (-115) on Thursday, June 20, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15pm EDT in Birmingham, AL.

This season, the Giants are 36-39 against the spread (ATS), while the Cardinals are 36-37 ATS.

Giants vs Cardinals Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Giants starting pitcher: Keaton Winn 3-7, 6.71 ERA
  • Cardinals starting pitcher: Andre Pallante 2-3, 4.56 ERA

Giants vs. Cardinals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Giants-1.5 +155O 8.5 +100-105
Cardinals +1.5 -190U 8.5 -120-115

Giants vs Cardinals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Giants will win Thursday‘s MLB game with 51.3% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Giants players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Giants Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Heliot Ramos has hit the Home Runs Over in 9 of his last 28 games (+30.50 Units / 109% ROI)
  • Matt Chapman has hit the RBIs Under in 19 of his last 22 games (+13.80 Units / 36% ROI)
  • Heliot Ramos has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 25 of his last 37 games (+12.20 Units / 27% ROI)
  • Thairo Estrada has hit the Runs Over in 13 of his last 20 away games (+10.10 Units / 49% ROI)
  • Heliot Ramos has hit the Total Bases Over in 23 of his last 37 games (+8.90 Units / 19% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Cardinals players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Cardinals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Nolan Gorman has hit the Home Runs Over in 10 of his last 27 games (+21.45 Units / 79% ROI)
  • Brendan Donovan has hit the Hits Over in 13 of his last 14 games (+12.20 Units / 44% ROI)
  • Paul Goldschmidt has hit the Singles Over in 11 of his last 15 games (+7.00 Units / 40% ROI)
  • Nolan Arenado has hit the Runs Under in 8 of his last 9 games at home (+6.65 Units / 45% ROI)
  • Brendan Donovan has hit the Total Bases Over in 9 of his last 12 games (+6.40 Units / 39% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have hit the Game Total Over in 24 of their last 38 away games (+10.05 Units / 24% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 25 of their last 43 games (+5.20 Units / 10% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have hit the Team Total Over in 21 of their last 35 games (+4.85 Units / 12% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have covered the Run Line in 18 of their last 31 games (+4.55 Units / 11% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have hit the Moneyline in 19 of their last 35 games (+3.40 Units / 8% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Game Total Under in 16 of their last 23 games (+9.40 Units / 37% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 8 of their last 10 games (+5.85 Units / 49% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have covered the Run Line in 10 of their last 15 games at home (+5.60 Units / 30% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Team Total Over in 20 of their last 34 games (+4.75 Units / 12% ROI)
  • The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 34 of their last 59 games (+4.15 Units / 6% ROI)

Giants Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Giants are 37-38 against the Run Line (-3.25 Units / -3.3% ROI).

  • 36-39 when betting on the Moneyline for -7.7 Units / -8.44% ROI
  • 40-33 when betting on the total runs Over for +3.95 Units / 4.81% ROI
  • 33-40 when betting on the total runs Under for -11.15 Units / -13.46% ROI

Cardinals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cardinals are 36-37 against the Run Line (-4.95 Units / -5.11% ROI).

  • 36-37 when betting on the Moneyline for -7.6 Units / -8.51% ROI
  • 29-39 when betting on the total runs Over for -13.9 Units / -17.51% ROI
  • 39-29 when betting on the total runs Under for +7.4 Units / 9.35% ROI

Cardinals vs Giants Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Nolan Gorman (STL) 0.5 +500 0.5 -700
Matt Chapman (SF) 0.5 +525 0.5 -750
Jorge Soler (SF) 0.5 +550 0.5 -800
Mike Yastrzemski (SF) 0.5 +650 0.5 -1000
Matt Carpenter (STL) 0.5 +675 0.5 -1100

Cardinals vs Giants Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Matt Chapman (SF) 0.5 -275 0.5 +195
Paul Goldschmidt (STL) 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Heliot Ramos (SF) 0.5 -250 0.5 +195
Ivan Herrera (STL) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Patrick Bailey (SF) 0.5 -225 0.5 +170

Cardinals vs Giants RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Matt Chapman (SF) 0.5 +150 0.5 -200
Jorge Soler (SF) 0.5 +160 0.5 -210
Paul Goldschmidt (STL) 0.5 +165 0.5 -225
Alec Burleson (STL) 0.5 +170 0.5 -225
Michael Conforto (SF) 0.5 +180 0.5 -250

Cardinals vs Giants Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Keaton Winn (SF) 4.5 -120 4.5 -110

Keaton Winn has allowed a slugging percentage of 1.080 (27 Total Bases / 25 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 28 total IP; League Avg: .563 — 0 Percentile.

Hitters have swung at 57% of Keaton Winn’s non-fastballs (262/456) this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 28 total IP; League Avg: 48% — 100th Percentile.

Keaton Winn has an ERA of 6.66 (52.2 IP)this season — 2nd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 28 total IP; League Avg: 3.83 — first Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 56% (154/277) against Keaton Winn since last season — 9th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 93 total IP; League Avg: 43% — 95th Percentile.

Cardinals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Right-handed batters are hitting .369 (59-for-160) against Andre Pallante since last season — highest among NL Relievers; League Avg: .228 — first Percentile.

Right-handed batters are hitting .325 (128-for-394) against Andre Pallante since the 2022 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: .230 — first Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 72% (225/314) against Andre Pallante since last season — highest among NL Relievers; League Avg: 45% — 100th Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 72% (225/314) against Andre Pallante since last season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 44% — 100th Percentile.

Giants Keys to the Game vs. the Cardinals

The Giants are 15-11 (.577) when tied entering the 7th inning since the 2023 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Giants are just 27-32 (.458) after a win as favorites since the 2023 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .578.

The Giants are just 24-41 (.369) after a road loss since the 2023 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .471.

The Giants are 26-168 (.134) when trailing entering the 8th inning since the 2022 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .096.

Cardinals Keys to the Game vs. the Giants

The Cardinals are just 2-19 (.095) when their opponents score in the first inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .369.

The Cardinals are just 6-107 (.053) when trailing entering the 8th inning since the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .103.

The Cardinals are 32-15 (.681) when tied entering the 8th inning since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Cardinals are 32-0 (1.000) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .940.

Giants hitters have an OBP of .338 (819 PA’s) against LHP this season — tied for 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .313.

The Giants are batting just .246 when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .266.

Giants hitters are slugging just .247 with two-strikes since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .269.

The Giants are batting .310 against LHP this month (13 games) — best in MLB; League Avg: .251.

Cardinals hitters have an OPS of just .604 (847 PA’s) against LHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .704.

Cardinals hitters are slugging just .373 against LHP since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .410.

Cardinals hitters have an OPS of just .678 (2,407 PA’s) against LHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .730.

The Cardinals are batting just .234 against LHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .251.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 49% against Giants pitchers since the 2022 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 49% against Giants pitchers this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 50% against Giants pitchers since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 53% against Giants pitchers over the last 14 days — highest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Cardinals pitchers since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Cardinals pitchers have walked 138 of 2,080 batters (7%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Cardinals pitchers since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Cardinals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 40% with two-strikes since last season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 42%.

Cardinals vs. Giants Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Dylan Carlson (St. Louis Cardinals): Shoulder, 10-Day IL
  • Keynan Middleton (St. Louis Cardinals): Forearm, 15-Day IL
  • Lars Nootbaar (St. Louis Cardinals): Ribs, 10-Day IL
  • Drew Rom (St. Louis Cardinals): Biceps, 15-Day IL
  • Sonny Gray (St. Louis Cardinals): Hamstring, 15-Day IL
  • Riley O’Brien (St. Louis Cardinals): Forearm, 15-Day IL
  • Tommy Edman (St. Louis Cardinals): Wrist, 10-Day IL
  • Packy Naughton (St. Louis Cardinals): Elbow, Out
  • Alex Cobb (San Francisco Giants): Hip, 15-Day IL
  • Cole Waites (San Francisco Giants): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Mike Yastrzemski (San Francisco Giants): Personal, Paternity
  • Tristan Beck (San Francisco Giants): Arm, 60-Day IL
  • Wade Meckler (San Francisco Giants): Undisclosed, 7-Day IL
  • Robbie Ray (San Francisco Giants): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Sean Hjelle (San Francisco Giants): Elbow, 15-Day IL
  • Luke Jackson (San Francisco Giants): Back, 15-Day IL
  • Wilmer Flores (San Francisco Giants): Shoulder, Day-To-Day
  • Thomas Szapucki (San Francisco Giants): Pectoral, 60-Day IL
  • Scott Alexander (San Francisco Giants): Ribs, 15-Day IL
  • Ethan Small (San Francisco Giants): Oblique, 60-Day IL

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