Padres vs. Cardinals Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 2, 2025

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The San Diego Padres (60-49) will look to Luis Arraez, who is currently on a 13-game hitting streak, when they square off against the St. Louis Cardinals (55-55). The Padres are favored (-134) for this matchup with the Cardinals (+113), which begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Saturday at PETCO Park. San Diego has Randy Vasquez starting things off, and St. Louis counters with Michael McGreevy.

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Padres to win vs Cardinals -134

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Padres vs. Cardinals betting lines

  • Favorite: Padres (-134)
  • Underdog: Cardinals (+113)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Padres betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Padres betting info

  • The Padres have compiled a 33-23 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.9% of those games).
  • San Diego has a record of 23-14 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -134 or shorter (62.2% winning percentage).
  • The Padres have a 57.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • In the 109 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for San Diego, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 43 times (43-61-5).
  • The Padres have put together a 60-49-0 record ATS this season (covering 55% of the time).

Padres hitting info

  • Manny Machado has a team-high batting average of .302, and paces the Padres in home runs (20) and runs batted in (71).
  • Among hitters in MLB action, Machado ranks 24th in homers and 14th in RBI.
  • Machado has hit safely in eight straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .429 with four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs.
  • Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting .269 with 18 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 60 walks.
  • Tatis ranks 52nd in home runs and 101st in RBI among batters in MLB action.
  • Tatis has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with two doubles, five walks and an RBI.
  • Arraez is batting .295 with 20 doubles, four triples, six home runs and 22 walks.
  • Arraez brings a 13-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .400 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
  • Xander Bogaerts is batting .267 with 24 doubles, seven home runs and 44 walks.

Padres pitching rankings

  • The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Padres pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
  • San Diego has a 3.57 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Padres combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.219).
  • Padres pitchers combine to give up the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (106 total, 1.0 per game).
  • In its 5-0 win last time out, San Diego struck out 10 Mets batters while allowing three hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

  • The Cardinals have won 27, or 49.1%, of the 55 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • St. Louis has a record of 10-20, a 33.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +113 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Cardinals have a 46.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 55 of its 109 opportunities.
  • In 109 games with a spread this season, the Cardinals are 58-51-0 ATS.

Cardinals hitting info

  • Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with 111 hits, an OBP of .358 plus a slugging percentage of .416.
  • Among all batters in the majors, Donovan is 155th in homers and 124th in RBI.
  • Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in homers with 14 while also batting a team-best .287 this season.
  • Burleson ranks 86th in homers and 82nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
  • Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs (14) and runs batted in (61) this season while batting .257.
  • Masyn Winn has 100 hits and an OBP of .325 to go with a slugging percentage of .389 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

  • The Cardinals average just 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
  • St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
  • The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.284 WHIP this season.
  • The Cardinals have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 104 home runs allowed.
  • St. Louis suffered a 2-0 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Marlins batters while allowing six hits.
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